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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.

April 10, 1961

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

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.

March 30, 1961

Memorandum from Secretary Rusk to President Kennedy, 'Dimona Reactor in Israel'

Rusk updates the President on US requests to Israel to visit the Dimona reactor, and provides a related chronology.

March 28, 1961

Department of State Memorandum of Conversation, 'Dimona Reactor'

Assistant Secretary Lewis Jones asks again about arranging a US visit to the Dimona nuclear facility.

March 13, 1961

Department of State Memorandum of Conversation, 'Dimona Reactor'

Ambassador Harman says there is no news about arranging a US visit to Dimona.

March 3, 1961

Memorandum by Secretary Rusk to President Kennedy, 'Israeli Reactor'

Rusk summarizes a meeting between Assistant Secretary Lewis Jones and Teddy Kollek for the president.

February 26, 1961

Department of State Memorandum of Conversation, 'U.S.-Israeli Relations - The Dimona Reactor'

Assistant Secretary G. Lewish Jones reports on a conversation with Teddy Kollek about arranging a US visit to Dimona.

February 20, 1961

US Mission to the United Nations (New York) Telegram No. 2242 to Department of State, 'Eyes Only' from Reid to Secretary

Departing Ambassador informs President Kennedy that an American inspection of the Dimona nuclear facility can be arranged.

February 16, 1961

Department of State Memorandum of Conversation, 'Israel’s Security and Other Problems'

US National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy meets with Ambassador Harman to discuss the Israeli nuclear facility at Dimona.

February 13, 1961

Department of State Memorandum of Conversation, 'Inspection of Israel’s New Atomic Reactor'

Secretary of State Rusk meets with Ambassador Harman to raise the desirability of a US visit to Dimona, noting that Israeli "candor" was important to the state of the US-Israeli relationship.

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