U.S. ATOM LAWS

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27277, 18 February 1954, Page 11

U.S. ATOM LAWS

Eisenhower Asks For Two Amendments (N.Z. Press Association —Copyright) (Rec. 11.30 p.m.) WASHINGTON, February 17. President Eisenhower will ask Congress today to free the atom for a bigger role both in private American industry and in the defence of the free world. His major requests, the White House said, would be for two amendments of the atomic law. The first would permit the sharing of atomic military information with America’s allies. The President wanted particularly to be able to give the North Atlantic commanders the tactical information they needed for planning the defence of Europe. This would include information on the use and effects of the weapons, but not on their production. The second amendment was designed to encourage private United States industry to undertake the peace-time development of atomic energy, including the exploitation of the atom’s vast nuclear forces for the production of electric power. A United Press report said that Congressional approval of these objectives, assuming the necessary security safeguards were provided, appeared to be certain. *