POPLIN
UNITED STATES
ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C,
JEMORANDUM
TO
FROM :
April 22, 1954
: K.D, Nichols,
General Manager
John A, Hail, Director
ffice of Special Projects
SUBJECT: THE FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS FOR POSSIBLE COMPENSATION TO
THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT ON THE FUKURYU MARU CASE
Mr, Wells from the General Counsel's Office, Mr. J.A,. Miller
from the Controller's Office, and Mr, Trevithick and I from the
office of Special Projects met with representatives of the Bureau
of the Budget and the Department of State on the question of de- —termining the most appropriate source of funds for payment of such
compensation to the Japanese Government as might be agreed on in
the Fukuryu Maru case,
.
It was the view of the representatives of the Bureau of the
Budget, namely Fred Schuldt, concerned with AEC interests, and
Mr, Ziel, concerned with the Department of State interests, that
the appropriate agency to be responsible for this problem was
the Department of State.
It was concluded that consideration
should be given within the Department of State to the use of
funds, if any, available in that Department for negotiated settlements with foreign goverrments; and, if necessary, to the use of
special funds available to the President,
The Department of State representatives at the meeting,
namely Japanese desk officers, Mr, Hawley and Mr. Finn, and
Mr, Ziel of the Bureau of the Budget agreed to proceed on this
subject by holding discussions with Department of State fiscal
people.
The AEC representatives agreed to provide continuing
tecnnical advice on this subject when requested by the Department
of State and stated that the Commission would desire to cooperate
with the Department of State and the Bureau of the Budget in every
vay possible to the end that this matter might be concluded satis-~factorily,.
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