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April 10, 1961

Department of State Memorandum of Conversation, 'U.S. Visit to Dimona Reactor Site'

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Ambassador Harman informs Jones and Philip Farley, the special assistant to the secretary of state for atomic energy and outer space matters, that Israel is formally inviting a US scientist to visit the Dimona complex during the week of 15 May, but that the visit should be secret.


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RG 59, DF, 884A.1901/4-1061. Obtained by William Burr. Originally published in Avner Cohen and William Burr, eds., National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book #547 (April 21, 2016).

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2016-04-20

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Memorandum of Conversation

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123823

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Secret

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