ATOM RESEARCH SECRET

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 143, 3 April 1950, Page 3

ATOM RESEARCH SECRET

Powers Granted U.S. Ambassador ! NEW YORK, April 1. “Dr. Philip Jessup will become an ‘ atomic ambassador ’ and revive negotiations to share United _ States secrets with Britain and Canada,” the “New York American” reported to-day. ‘ Dr. Jessup has been granted a full clearance to America’s atomic secrets,” the newspaper said. “The action was taken at the request of the United States Secretary of State (Mr Dean Acheson) with Mr Truman’s approval. “The few senators informed of the decision to revive British negotiations tvere amazed. They said that Mr Truman and Mr Acheson had been warned that Congress would never consent to taking Britain into atomicpartnership. “Britain, with Canada’s support, was demanding a full share of atomic secrets and also an ample stockpile of atomic bombs and other atomic weapons with planes to launch them,” said the newspaper.

The State Department in Washington later announced that Dr. Jessup, the present ambassador-at-large for the United States, had been granted access “to such atomic information as is necessary to carry out his neAV duties as Mr Acheson’s principal adviser on world, politics.” The arrangement was made Avith at Atomic Energy Commission’s approval.