UNCLASSIRIED== SSH —- VFO OLOES IO Cerne & BO Re OF TM st 8 Ones ate eee Part IX International Activities INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION (UNCLASSIFIED) International Atomic Energy Agency The Second Annual General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) opened September 22 and was still in session at the end of the month. Chairman McCone, head of the United States delegation, proposed a six-point program for the IAEA: 1. A program of training and research leading to increased use of radioisotopes, 2. Developmentof international health and safety standards and regulations, procedures for the accountability of material, and measures to solve the third- party lability problem, 3. Establishment of the LAEA as a central coordinating body for the training - of nuclear scientists, 4, Research projects to be financed by the United States and carried out in member countries under contracts with the LAEA, 5. A long-range program to assist members in obtaining power facilities, and 6. Continued development of the IAEA as a center for the collection and dis- tribution of scientific information.. Mr. McCone’s statement was generally well received as a reaffirmation of strong United States support for the IAEA, The Board of Governors of the LAEA submitted to the General Conference ea proposed program and baczet for calendar year 1959. The budget totaled $6,725,000, of which $1,500,000 was for fellowships, equipment grants, and construction of a radioisotope leboratory in Vienna. The $1,500,000 was to be funded through voluntary contributions of member states, while the remaining $5,225,000 was to be funded according to the IAEA assessment formula. The Urited States pledged $500,000 to the voluntary fund, plus up to $250,000 to match aU) other contributions after the fund reached 2 total af $1,000,000.* DOR ARORVE ES Negotiations continued during the quarter on the agreement for cooperation between the LAEA and the United States. A subcommittee of the Board of Governors was also considering agreements with the United Kingdom and the USSR. In September the Board of Governors approved draft agreements for cooperation with five international organizations: International _ *Tbe General Conference approved the program and budget for 1959 in October. UNCLASSIFIED weed - - 3 oo