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Assembly later in October, it would not be wise for us to renew our
offers made in connection with the atomic bombs and disarmament.
He did not suggest going beyond present policy but merely making
clear again that we are prepared at all times to discuss and work out
something on these matters.
  I told the President that various opinions had been made which
went considerably beyond present policy, and indicated why I thought
these were unwise at the present time. He agreed that anything along
the lines of the suggestions made in the first-draft outline speech for
me would be most disastrous.2 However, he regards this matter as most
important, and I told him that it would be given the greatest thought.
   I also told the President that my speech in the General Assembly 3
would be cleared with him and would reach him in ample time so
that he could give it careful thought.

  The draft under reference has not been identified.
  3 For the text of Secretary Acheson's address at the 279th Plenary Meeting
of the General Assembly, September 20, 1950 (during the general debate phase
of proceedings), see United Nations, IOffcial Records of the General Assembly,
Fifth Session, Plenary Meetings, pp. 23-27 (hereafter -cited as GA,(V), Plenary),
or Department of State Bulletin, October 2, 1950, pp. 523-529. During his
address,
Secretary Acheson presented a program for strengthening international security,
consideration of which ultimately resulted in approval by the General Assembly
of the "Uniting for Peace" Resolution. For documentation on that
subject, see
vol. II, pp. 303 if.

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   The Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission
                   (Dean) to the Secretary of State

 SECRET                            WASHINGTON, September 20, 1950.
   DEAR MR. SECRETARY: In reply to your letter of August 22, 1950,
 the effects of technical developments on the international eontrol of
 atomic energy, which were 'referred to in our letter of June 26, 1950,
 are discussed in more detail below. These matters are considered under
 four main headings which we believe cover the points raised in your
 letter.
 I. Accumulation of Fissionable Mater'al
   Now that the USSR has produced fissionable material, -the technical
 question arises as to how -the United States could be sure that .the USSR
 had turned over all fissionable material to an iintterniational ,-gency,
if
 such an agency were established in accordance with the United Na-
 tions (plan for control of aitomic energy. The plan states that the
 international agency would own all nuclear fuel and that nations and
 persons would be prohibited from producing, possessing, transferring,
 storing, transporting, handling, or using nuclear fuel, except as author-


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