FOREIGN RELATIONS, 1950, VOLUME I


'(1) At this time, the military applications of atomic energy,
      toward which United States and United Kingdom efforts
      are primarily directed, are technically inseparable from
      developments which may have commercial uses in the
      future.
'(2) It is recognized that under the 1944 arrangement, Belgium
      will enjoy a special position at such time as the commercial
      use of atomic energy becomes feasible.
  'In view of these factors and in light of the considered judg-
ment of technical experts, it was decided that the most valuable
contribution the United States and the United Kingdom could
make for the time being would be assistance directed toward the
formation in Belgium of a well-trained corps of scientists and
engineers familiar with nuclear physics and with other disciplines
which are basic to nuclear technology. To this end, the American
land British Governments have agreed to:
'(a) Assist in placing selected Belgian students for advanced
      study and research in American and British universities;
'(b) Facilitate Belgian access to American and British declassi-
       fied material;
'(c) Facilitate visits of selected Belgian scientists and engineers
       to unclassified work being carried out under the auspices
       of the United States Atomic Energy Commission and the
       British Ministry of Supply;
'(d) Assist Belgium to obtain certain equipment and materials
       needed for research in the scientific fields related to atomic
       energy;
 '(e) Arrange for closer Belgian participation, as 'agreed upon
       from time to time, in the mutual exchange of technical
       information on the exploration, location, mining, process-
       ing and extraction of radioactive ores;
 '(f) Arrange for closer consultation with Belgium concerning the
       distribution, as between the United States and the United
       Kingdom, to be made of any shipments from the Belgian
       Congo of such ores.
   'The three Governments have also agreed that to implement
 these measures, it would be desirable for the Belgian Government
 to add to its Embassy staffs in Washington and London officers
 'with appropriate background and training in these scientific
 fields. These officers would maintain liaison between the official
 organization in Belgium responsible for the direction of atomic
 energy activities and the American Atomic Energy Commission
 and the British Ministry of Supply.
   'The assistance outlined above is regarded as an initial step
 toward closer cooperation among the three Governments in keep-
 ing with the spirit of the 1944 understanding. It is agreed that
 further talks will be held from time to time with a view toward
 devising means whereby a closer association may be brought about
 as soon as future developments warrant.'


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