U.S. “ATOM ENVOY” TO REVIVE TALKS WITH BRITAIN

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23219, 3 April 1950, Page 7

U.S. “ATOM ENVOY” TO REVIVE TALKS WITH BRITAIN

(10 a.m.) NEW YORK, April 2. Dr. Philip Jessup will become “atomic ambassador’’ and revive negotiations to share the United States secrets with Britain and’ Canada, the New York Journal American reported today. Dr. Jessup has been granted “a full clearance to America’s atomic secrets.”

The newspaper said the action was taken at the request of Mr. Acheson with President Truman’fe approval. “The few Senators informed of the decision to revive the British negotiations were amazed. They said that President Truman and Mr. Acheson had been warned that Congress would never consent to taking Britain into atomic partnership,” said the paper. Britain, with Canada’s support, was demanding a full share in atomic secrets and also an ample stockpile of atomic bombs and other atomic weapons with planes to launch them.

The State Department in Washington later announced that Dr. Jessup had been granted access to such atomic information as is necessary to carry out his new duties as Mr. Acheson’s principal adviser on world politics.' The arrangement was made with the Atomic Energy Commission's approval.