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information involved did or did not constitute weapons information.
SECRETARY JOHNSON indicated that the Department of Defense would
be quite willing to go along with the irradiation projects provided the
determination was made that the information incidentally given to
the Canadians did not constitute weapons information. MR. LEBARoN
inquired whether it was contemplated that many more cases would
arise in which it would be desirable to use the Canadian:reactor.
MR. PIKE replied that it would not be possible to say at this time,
that the number of cases would depend on as yet unforeseen develop-
ments in the hydrogen bomb program. If it seemed clear that valuable
time could be saved in future by using the lCanadian reactor, the
Commission would propose that such individual cases be considered
on their merits at the time they arose.
C., Areas of Exchange of Inf ormation-Defridtion of Weapons Data.
   It was agreed that it would not be possible to lay down a hard and
 fast line on the definition of weapons data and that individual cases
 would have to be considered on their merits as they arose.
 D. U.S. Government Reply to Norwegian Request of Atomic Energy
 Assistance.
   The members took note of the reply which had been given the
 Norwegians by our Embassy and the Norwegian response thereto.
 (See Tab F.)
 III. 'CONSIDERATION OF FUTURE TRIPARTITE -RELATIONSIIIPS-STATUS
   OF TALKS INITIATED BY PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL OF NEGOTIATING
   OBJECTIVES DATED MARCH 2,1949
   It was agreed that -the question of future, tripartite relations should
be reviewed in the light of the various events that had occurred since
the talks were placed in suspense with a view toward presenting to
the President in due course recommendations as to the resumption of
negotiations.
   It was further agreed that it would be useful for the members to
get together again briefly prior to the departure of the Secretary of
State for Europe.4
  As a starting point for a current evaluation of the situation, the
-Secretary of State suggested that a memorandum which had been
prepared for him by Messrs. Fisher and Arneson might be circulated
to the other members.5
                                              R. GORDON ARNESON

  'On May 6, Secretary Acheson departed for Europe to attend a meeting of
the
North Atlantic Treaty Council and to meet with British Foreign Secretary
Bevin and French Foreign Minister Schumtln. For documentation on various
aspects of Aeheson's trip, see vol. ini, pp. 828 ff.
  5Memorandum on January 18, p. 499.