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February 12, 1962

Department of State Memorandum of Conversation, 'Israel’s Atomic Energy Program'

British response to State Department reply regarding controls over Israel nuclear program.

February 14, 1962

Department of State Memorandum of Conversation, 'Israel's Atomic Energy Program'

Discussion with the British about supervision of Israel's atomic energy program.

November 15, 1961

Letter, Howard Furnas, Office of Special Assistant to Secretary of State for Atomic Energy and Outer Space, to Dwight Ink, Atomic Energy Commission

Furnas writes about Department of State concerns that Israel may pursue a nuclear weapons program once the Dimona reactor is in operation.

June 17, 1961

State Department Circular Telegram 2047 to US Embassy Jordan [et al.]

Circular telegram for Middle East embassies regarding US visit to Dimona reactor.

June 9, 1961

Memorandum by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near East and South Asian Affairs Armin H. Meyer of White House Discussion on Ben-Gurion/Kennedy Meeting

Notes from Meyer on the Ben-Gurion/Kennedy meeting in New York.

June 7, 1961

Atomic Energy Commission AEC 928/1, 'Visit to Israel by U.M. Staebler and J.W. Croach, Jr.'

Summary of a visit by AEC scientists U. M. Staebler and J. W. Croach, Jr., to nuclear facilities in Israel, including the Dimona reactor.

May 16, 1961

Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Atomic Energy and Outer Space Philip J. Farley, Memorandum of Conversation, 'Israeli Atomic Energy Program'

Farley reports on a conversation with Mordechai Gazit regarding the American visit to Dimona and the purposes of the visit.

May 15, 1961

Director of the Office of Near Eastern Affairs Robert C. Strong to Armin H. Meyer, 'Suggested Points to be Made to U.S. Scientists, Dr. Staebler and Dr. Croach, at the Meeting at 2:30 p.m., May 15'

Instructions for the two US observers visiting the Israeli nuclear facility at Dimona.

April 17, 1961

Assistant Secretary Jones, Memorandum of Conversation, 'U.S. Visit to Dimona'

Jones proposes to Israeli Minister Plenipotentiary Mordechai Gazit that the US visit to Dimona be kept "quiet" rather than "secret."

April 11, 1961

Memorandum by Assistant Secretary Jones to Secretary of State Rusk, 'Your Appointment with Israeli Ambassador Harman'

Jones informs Rusk that Israel is ready to allow a US visit to Dimona, but it must be kept secret. Jones also informed Rusk that the Atomic Energy Commission had selected two of its scientists to make the visit: Ulysses Staebler, assistant director of reactor development and chief of the Civilian Power Reactors Branch, and Jesse Croach Jr., a heavy water reactor expert with Dupont, the AEC’s principal contractor for heavy water reactor work.

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