sow te.: - 2 ye ° INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES At a meeting held in Paris in June to study the feasibility of constructing a heavy water production plant in Iceland, it was concluded that (1) more technical and site information would be needed and (2) a small standing committee of experts on heavy water processes and industrial construction should be formed to collect and evaluate required data. y On July 22the statute of the European Nuclear Energy Agency was amended to permit my Spain to become an associate member. AGREEMENTS FOR COOPERATION With the coming into force of the research agreement with Ireland on July 9, there were 42 bilateral agreements for cooperation in effect with 40 countries; 30 of these were for research and 12 were for power. On September 30 there were, in addition, 3 research and 4 power agreements awaiting ratification. The research agreement with Brazil was amended to increase the maximum quantity of uranium that can be provided to Brazil under the agreement from 6 to 15 kilograms of contained uranium 235 at 20 percent enrichment. The research agreement with Denmark was amended to permit the transfer of 90-percent-enriched material for use ina research reactor. 4 Activities Pertaining to Agreements for Cooperation ‘Australia. Asa result of requests made by Australia for more extensive information ex- 1:e8 change, consideration was being given to amending the agreement for cooperation with that country to include transfer of classified information on fuel element fabrication, chemical processing, and the fast reactor and sodium reactor programs, It was planned to provide Australia with an edited declassification guide and to explore the possibility of an exchange af “rgy personnel. Austria. The Government of Austria requested amendment of its research agreement to permit the transfer of 90-percent-enriched material. An informal draft of an amendment was submitted to the Austrian Embassy.(End ofUNCLASSIFIED section.)_ wie Smee ee 1e mM, DELETED DOE ARCHIVES the Following this meeting a review of the French military and atomic energy Security programs wes initiated by representatives of the AEC, the Department of Defense, and the Department af State. The French were advised that any further action looking toward cooperation in the surxtarine propulsion field would have to await the results of this review. (End of section.) = ae Ne Israel] (UNCLASSIFIED). During the quarter, Brookhaven began fabrication of a slow neutron chopper for sale to Israel on a government-to-government basis. Japan. The power agreement with the United States, signed on June 16, was to be considered in 2 special session of the Diet which convened late in September. This agreement was to receive th e particular attention of five key members of the Japanese Diet, the chairman and t Erw et HE oa 6 teen are gt O29 tec Pe ete wt : 55 tg 4 WY ‘ FO APSE ey eeee TR aeRSg ESES pee et my ty TES ae Ee LES pk ee, 2 ae ae Bie2 Resieetre rap A ete £0: