ATOMIC ENERGY


tations would be considered sympathetically. He said that the United
States Government had been informed of the previous representations
made to the British, and that the Ambassador's statements therefore
came as no great surprise.
   There was another point, the Secretary added, which he would like
 to mention. In view of the great importance attached to developing
 South Africa's uranium supply, we were anxious to agree on the con-
 tractual terms to do that as speedily ,as possible. Our people had
 written several letters to the South African Atomic Energy Board and
 had waited a considerable period for a reply; was there not some-
 thing, the Secretary said, that the Ambassador might do to needle a
 reply shortly? Mr. Schalkwyk replied that it was their understanding
 that a letter was now on its way concerning this matter, and that some
 delay had been caused by the recent shift of the Government from
 Capetown to Pretoria. The Secretary expressed satisfaction with this
 information.

 891.2546/7-2950: Telegram
   The Ambas-sador in Indica (Henderson) to the Secretary of State

SECRET                         NEW DELHI, July 29, 1950-10 p. m.
  244. 1. Deptel 589, June 14.1 Bajpai,2 SYG MEA, informed me
several days ago that Bhaba 3 had returned Delhi and GOI was now
prepared resume discussions re beryl agreement.4 At his suggestion
I called on him July 27 accompanied by Corry, minerals attache of
Embassy.
  2. Bajpai told us that Prime Minister 5 continued object to para-
graph number three of draft of agreement on ground it superfluous.
In paragraph number two GOI had undertaken to sell US 25 percent
beryl ore mined during five-year period commencing October 1, 1950;
paragraph three provided that if GOI production should reach 600
tons annually GOI would sell US a minimum of 400 tons annually.
There was no possibility that Indian production could reach figure
600 tons. Only result of paragraph three ,therefore would be that it
might mislead US into believing that it might possibly get 400 tons

  Not printed.
  2Sir Girja Shankar Bajpai, Secretary-General of the Indian Ministry of
External Affairs.
  'Dr. iomir Jehangir Bhabha, Chairman of ithe Indian Atomic Energy
Commission.
  4Reference is to a draft agreement initialed in Washington on October 20,
1949,
by Dr. Bhabha and Dr. John K. Gustafson, Manager, Raw Materials Operations,
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. The draft agreement, providing for U.S. pur-
chase of Indian beryl, is not printed.
  'Jawaharlal Nehru.


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