DECLASSIEIED f an w w q - WXEERTIAL APR 1 8 1958 Dear 39mm Inm- letm or alptm 27 1957 Menuhin inatmatima to the mm utes elegation to the first aw of th- Genera of tho Intamtiml lame 1 er agency requested in paragraph 12 u submisaim a an attic report 3er of the Delegatim and the nations taken Mutant to at mmt than is maimed an of cial mart of the 05 1th Emma Magnum weather with a aon daaml port with additional chum infirm um Thaw report fallow outlim swim with m instrucmm the alagation Bowman at it wimp 133 am new of Am 3 of mpert mummy 19 mtmitm As you an mm Sta-tun new man in Vimm only for th rst we of Cantu-mm that in from October 1 tin-ouch October 5 After that tin Mr eKinmy as tho Fermi United States Ropmaantauvc to tit Lama acted had at 15m ti 3 50193831533 Vary ymn m1 1 smm Robert Pi Maximum Th- Hmorabla Joan Faster ullsa Sammy at gun DECLASSIFIED 55% w- r CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES DELEGATION to THE FIRST MEETINGS OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE AND BOARD OF GOVERNORS of the INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY October 1 23 I957 OUTLINE Page Summary i I Background 1 II Issues which arose 2 Positions of other countries 5 IV United States negotiating situation and 8 future course of action CONFIDENTIAL DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 0 0 1 5 CONFIDENTIAL Summary When the General Conference opened on October 1 1957 52 of the original 80 signatory states had ratified The US was generally relied upon by most of if the Delegations present for leadership in this period of development for the Agency although the statute of the Soviet Delegation was increased by its decision not to oppose the selection of an American Director General and to continue to play an active role in the Agency Past controversies of the October 1956 Statute Conference were not as heatedly pursued as had been antic ipated by the United States Delegation However the issues of sovereignty versus safeguards the composition of the Board of Governors the relationship between the Board and the General Conference and the participation of non- member states and other international organizations were all raised directly or reflected in positions taken on other issues but the tone of the controversies at the Conference on these issues was generally subdued The Soviet Bloc attended the Conference in full strength The Soviets war in general restrained in their political efforts and gave the impression of serious constructive work They presented the appearance of a reasonable dele gation willing to consider a compromise on certain points at issue India took a deep interest in the Agency as revealed by the outstanding character of its delegation and the high-level of its participation From the point of view of the cooperation with the US the Canadian and Brazilian Dele gations were by far'the most outstanding and'the most competent The Netherlan Delegation one of the most able at the Conference and some of the other Dele gations from the smaller European states had the feeling of being left out sine they could not attend closed meetings of the Board and were not treated with much consideration by the British and French Although the British and French Delegations ultimately supported the positions the US was interested in they often raised unnecessary difficulties and obstacles that frankly gave the impression that they were not wholeheartedly interested in promoting the pros pects of the Agency The US emerged from the Conference with its major objectives generally obtained although many delegations felt that the US had been too insistent in pursuit of its own particular objectives The US must continue to exercise leadership and initiative in the Agency for example by supplying thorough technical and political staff work and by careful preparation of positions whit will generate broad support There is evidence that any default to leadership by the US will be used to advantage by the Soviet Union in an effort to attain a dominant position in the Agency The Delegation recommends among other things that the US should be pre pared to develop projects in underdeveloped countries friendly to the US con tribute substantial sums to the fellowship program and an operating budget for the development of technical assistance projects and take'the initiative in Working out and supporting concrete means to assure that the Agency is in business by the 2nd General Conference CONFIDENTIAL winery W DECLASSIEIED I Authority NND 0 0 Q58 on lama CONEIDENTIAL I Background As October 1 the date for the convening of the Conference approached he ratifications began to flow in By the opening 52 out of the original 80 signatories had ratified A substantial number of Latin American and Arab countries however failed to ratify in time In consequence from the point of view of the United States the limited participation of the Latin A merican members was disappointing Nonetheless the United States Delegation was able to muster the necessary majority of votes on important political issues The Conference itself WaS'well attended and aLmost every country which had ratified was represented The excellent preparations of the Preparatory Commission and the able assestance of a dedicated Secretariat together with the Austrian efforts contributed to the good atmosphere in which the Conference set to work A further factor making for harmony was the general desire of the member Governments to see the Agency established as an effective Operating organization with functions of unique importance and to avoid a showdown fight on any issue However the stalled disarmament negotiations the developments in Syria and the anniversary of the Hungarian uprising and the Suez Canal crisis provided a grim backdrop which was always present in the minds of the Delegates Although the United States was reCognized throughout the Conference as the government which had conceived and nurtured the Agency the treatment by the world press of the Little Rock affair the decline of the American securities market and the launching of Sputnik somewhat detracted from United States primacy The immediate potentialities of atomic energy were now being assessed throughout the world and within the United Nations with some skepticism and the role of the Agency versus other approaches to international cooperation in the atomic field was undefined Thus the climate at the opening of the Conference Was less favorable than that in which President Eisenhower first presented the concept of the Agency in his Atoms for Peace speech to the United Nations in December 1953 There was obvious concern among Delegates over the possibility of an uncooperative Soviet attitude toward the Agency as a consequence of the election of an American as Director General As the Conference opened the Soviets made evident their intention to accept as inevitable the selection of the American candidate and thus gave the appearance at the outset at least of preparedness to be more cooperative in the Agency than in other international organizations The cooperative attitude gave rise to rumors that the Soviets might make a dramatic offer to the Agency'which would overshadow the United States offer and leadership in the Agency However no such offer materialized Irritations arose in the course of the Conference For example the Statute was so drafted as to require the convening of a Regular Session immediately followed by the meeting of the Board of Governors to act on the recommendations of the Preparatory Commission and then a Special Session This meant that 36 Delegations to the Conference found themselves largely idle and uninformed while awaiting decisions taken by the Board in closed meetings This situation was not only costly to governments but frustrating to the delegates who could not follow the proceedings The selection of an American as Director General resulted in sensitivity on the part of some delegations with regard to other US objectives particularly where these objectives appeared unduly in flexible from their point of view Nevertheless the inspired concept of the Agency the record of the Statute negotiations and the record of the Preparatory Commission in which all decisions had been taken without vote enlisted the efforts of all Deleu gations to support the Agency and to bring the work of the Conference to a successful conclusion CONFIDENTIAL - 4 qu undertake I DECLASSIEIED Authority NND OK 5% 7 CONFIDENTIAL II Issues which arose f 3 The past controversies of the Statute Conference were not as heatedly pursued as had been anticipated by the United States Delegation As expected the issues of sovereignty versus safeguards the composition of the Board the non-Member States were all raised directly or reflected in positions taken on other issues But the tone of the controversies of the Conference on these issues was subdued possibly due to a conclusion that vigorous pressing of these matters in this forum at this time would not succeed and might indeed prejudice the outcome of future discussions The issue most strongly pressed was the question of Chinese representation and the participation of non-Member States The Soviets adhered to an informal undertaking to refrain from making use of the propaganda possibilities of the Opening day to parade this issue before the television and radio public of the world Thereafter however the Soviet Bloc raised the issue in the First Session of the General Conference in the Legal and Administrative Committee and in the Plenary of the Special Session They were defeated by overwhoLning votes which were larger than they eXpected compared to shnilar votes in other powers of the Board versus those of the Conference and the participation of international forums Their subsequent action although persistently pursued appeared largely dictated by a need to make a record The sovereignty versus safeguards controversy emerged in comments of the Soviet Bloc and Indian delegates on the work program and brought replies in support of the Statute provisions from the US Canada United Kingdom the Netherlands Australia Norway and others No effort was made to put any aspect of this question to a vote however and the Statute and the PRECO i report provisions on this question remained unimpaired The question of the powers of the Board of Governors versus those of the Conference did not arise directly However the Netherlands Delegation made specific reference to the possible future necessity for clarification of the Statute on this point The Dutch did however raise the question of per- mitting non Board members to send observers to Board meetings They were by Austria Greece Denmark Vbnezuela Yugoslavia Switzerland Argentina and Ceylon in urging that the Board of Governors give consideration to this problem The frustrated feeling of non participation and irritation on the part of the Dutch and other western Europeans nonaBoard members was heightened by the behavior of the British and French delegations These two Delegations did little to keep the western European Members informed of the action of the Board or of the reasons behind those actions They expected the western European Members to take instructions from them on issues which arose in the Conference and tried to channel all contacts withihe United States Canadian and Latin American Delegations through the United Kingdom and French Members of the Board The Scandinavian and Netherlands Delegation rebelled strongly against these maneuvers Due in part to the good relationship which the United States delegation had established with them these delegations looked to the American delegation for leadership as well as information and advice This paid divi- dends since the Netherlands Norwegian and Danish Delegations vigorously defended positions taken by the United States sometimes Spontaneously and almost invariably in response to appeals However this controversy foreshadows a continued latent conflict over the powers of the Board and the General Conference It may well find expression in future issues which the United States may find difficult to handle Even though the Board of Governors has agreed that each Member not belonging to the Board may send one observer to Board meetings and may receive agenda of the CGNETDENTIAL meetings DECLASSIEIED Authority NM HD3953 CONFIDENTIAL 7' -3- meetings final summary records and a report of actions taken some Delegations are continuing to adopt a wait and see attitude The Netherlands delegation indicated it will pay its assessed contribution but will see how the Agency develops and what the role of Members not on the Board will be before it i makes any voluntary contributions Many'members would have preferred a Director General from a neutral country and up until the beginning of the Conference they were uneasy over the prospect of an open conflict between the Soviets and the United States on this issue They expressed anxiety that such a development Would interject into the Agency cold war attitudes or would result in minimum Soviet partici- pation or extreme Soviet demands for other key positions The Soviet decision not to oppose hr Cole s election was generally greeted as a statesmanlike act Many friends of the United States praised the Soviets and the latter gathered considerable credit for themselves The Soviets indicated that they may seek the appointment of a Soviet national to succeed Cole and they will be in a better position to achieve this end since they accepted an American Director General initially By giving in to the inevitable they gained a reputation for coop erative effort to maintain the friendly atmosphere which had existed during the Statute Conference and the Preparatory Commission On one issue the Delegation did not obtain acceptance of the United States position although it was successful in forestalling a final decision by the Conference This was with reapect to invitations to specific inter-governmental orannizations to attend the Conference as observers The issue arose initially in the Preparatory Commission when the Soviets proposed that13he'three organ- izations mentioned in paragraph 28 of the report of the Preparatory Commission be invited to end observers to the First General Conference The organiza- tions involved were CERN the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the Soviet Union of which Communist China is a member and the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Studies of Nuclear Research Since the OEEC had requested an invi tation it was alSo added to the list In line with instructions from the Department the United States delegation to the Preparatory Commission sought the exclusion of the Joint Institute by proposing that none of the organiza tions in question he invited There was no sympathy for the United States position however even among those customarily considered the United StatesI staunchest supporters and as defeat was certain and no vote had been taken in the Preparatory Commission on any other matter the Delegation did not press this issue to a vote The issue arose again during the General Conference when the Soviets and Czechoslovaks in the Legal and Administrative Commission introduced a resolu tion granting permanent observer status to the first three organizations mentioned above and inviting them to the Second General Conference The United States Delegation was able to defeat this proposal on the ground that it was too early to grant a permanent observer status to any organization and this question as well as that of invitations to the Second General Conference was left to the Board of Governors to decide In voting against the invitation to these organizations such states as Canada the United Kingdom South Africa and the Vhtican clearly stated that at an appropriate time they would not oppose extending invitations to these organizations as they had a legitimate interest in the work of the Agency Time and again reference was made to the fact that these three organizations had been invited to the First General Conference Thus the United States delegation was able to postpone final action on observer status for these organizations and it will be left to the Board of Governors to draw up rules for the participation of observers of inter governmental organizations at forthcoming meetings of the General Conferences and to invite appropriate organizations to the Second General Conferencet was CONETQEUTIAL undertake DECLASSIFIED Authority NND OK 53' 7 77 CONFIDENTIAL fit was clear to the United States delegation that it would have been contrapro auctive to advance the proposal that organizations may be granted observer status only if they are represented by nationals of States members of the United Nations or of the specialized agencies A further opportunity to introduce this qualification will arise when the rules and regulations for participation of inter governmental organizations are discussed in the Board However in discussions with other friendly Delegations it was obvious that unless a great deal of diplomatic pressure is exerted it will not be possible to deny observer status to the three organizations mentioned in the Preparatory Commission report Moreover the concept of specifying the nationality of a representative of an inter governmental organization is con- sidered by most Delegations as a dangerous and unwise precedent and might not produce the result desired by the US the exclusion of the Joint Institute In the history of international organizations this concept has never before been accepted The entire problem of interwgovernmental organizations and bheir rela tionship to the Agency will have to be carefully evaluated prior to future discussions in the Board The organizations mentioned in the Preparatory Commission report are legitimate scientific organizations There will be others It is generally accepted that the Agency can benefit from the technical information such organizations can supply A point which merits consideration is whether it is in the best interest of the United States and the Agency to attempt to cut off this source of information If the United States attempts to keepc Uttonly the Joint Institute it will be considered by many as an introduction of cold war issues into a body which they wish to see have a technical character only In consequence if the United States decides to press this position in the Board it will probably be necessary to seek support on a straight political basis Positions CONFIDENTIAL DECLASSIEIED CONFIDENTIAL Authority NND OK 53 a 5 - - Positions of other countries The Soviet Bloc attended the Conference in full strength The USSR and Czechoslovakia were obviously the leaders with none of the other Delegations with the possible exception of Poland taking any initiative or deviating from the Party line Ambassador Winkler the head of the Czechoslovak Delegation was one of the more competent representatives attending the Conference due in part to his knowledge of procedural matters and of the work of the Preparatory Commission As Chairman of the Board of Governors he conducted its meetings with skill He sometimes attempted to shape Board conclusions in the interest of the Soviet Bloc On the other hand he sometimes passed over opportunities to cause1Lhe United States trouble when he could readily have done so without noticeably trespassing the bounds of propriety for'the conduct of his office In general the Soviets were restrained in their political efforts and gave the impression of serious constructive work designed to contribute to the creation of a successfully functioning technical body They presented the appearance of a reasonable Delegation willing to consider compromise on many points at issue They were cooperative from tine to time with the United States in working out solutions and supported the original organiza- tional chart for the Agency staff presented by the United States for the Board's consideration The Soviet delegation was headed by Professor Emelyanov'whose apparent status in the Soviet hierarchy faithful attendance and appearance of earnest intent at the Conference conveyed an impression that the Soviet Union is willing to contribute scientific talent to the success of the Agency Emelyanov and his deputy Zamyatin both exhibited the capacity and skill resulting from extensive experience in international negotiation as well as technical background The Russian delegation s technical capacities backed with the evident ability of the Soviet Union to contribute signifi cantly to the success of the Agency should it choose to do so constitutes a formidable potential basis for seizure of leadership of the Agency The Yugoslav Delegation was headed by Franc Kos who although sup porting the Soviet line on all political issues took no active part in these debates but merely voted with them In conversations with Members of the United States Delegation Mr Kos Was frank and outspokenly critical and distrustful of the Soviets The Yugoslavs have real hopes for the future of the Agency and desire to get assistance from the Agency They have made an offer for the training of a ltnited number of technicians and have offered to undertake a limited amount of nuclear research on behalf of the Agency The Egyptian Delegation and particularly'Mr Fahmy in the Board of Governors frequently supported the Soviets against the United States However he sometimes departed from the Soviet position and at other times even opposed it or cooperated with the United States Delegation in advancing a common proposal or working out a compromise on a disputed issue Mr Fahmy took an active part in the debates and used his position as Chairman of the A dministrative and Legal Committee and as a Member of the Board of Governors to interject his own ideas and positions in the debate Although the Indonesian Delegation usually followed the Soviet line on political issues they were not as aggressive about it as the Egyptian Delegation India took a deep interest in the A gency as revealed by the outstanding character of its Delegation and the high level of its participation India's representation was headed by its foremost nuclear scientist Dr Bhabha and included an able member of its Foreign Service Dr Rajan CONFIDENTIAL v y DECLASSIEIED 3 Authoritypr 0 03ng CONFIDENTIAL Dr Rajah One of these two always sat for India on the Board of Governors The attitude of India reflected not only expected benefits in the form of -technical assistance the early possibilities of which it appeared to overesttnate but also the force of the Agency as a concept The positions taken typified those as might have been expected of an Asian neutral and underdeveloped country They were presented with force brillance and serious purpose by perhaps the most articulate of all the participants Having come prepared to give the Agency their country's full support the Indians experienced frustration when they failed to receive the Presidency of the Conference for Bhabha or any commitment of support for an Indian candidate for a second-line position on the A gency staff This frustra tion together with their disgruntlement at the drive of the United States to accomplish its objectives was expressed in polite but tart comment on some of the United States proposals and on the selection of the Director General From the point of view of cooperation with the United States Delega- tion the Canadian and Brazilian were by far the most outstanding and the most competent The Canadian Delegation was led by Ambassador Max Wershof who never failed to come to the assistance of the United States The Canadians appear to be one of the Delegations most interested in the success of the Agency They have offered unlimited quantities of uranium Ambassador Werehof spoke forcefully and effectively on the United States behalf and led the argument against the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia when they tried to open the membership of the Agency to all States whether or not Members of the United Nations or specialized agencies His out standing ability and effectiveness his friendliness and complete under- standing of the United States position made him the staunchest ally of the United States in the Conference and on the Board of Governors The Brazilian Delegation was equally as friendly to the United States imand supported the US positions Ambassador Muniz as always was an ex cellent Chairman of the Program and Budget Committee Mr Bernardez who was Chairman of the PRECO was invaluabde in assisting the United States with his knowledge of the proceedings of the PRECO Although the Brazilian Delegation took the initiative in coordinating the views of the other Latin American delegations especially on the subject of slates selec tion of officers and election of members to the Board a well organized regional caucus did not develop It should be mentioned that several delegations at the Conference relied heavily on the guidance of the United States delegation for their positions and as a matter of fact in some cases the Delegation had onxy to tell them which way to vote on each item as it came up Three of the Delegations those of Turkey Korea and China asked to be contacted periodically to be kept informed of the forthcoming issues and the position the United States would take Of these three the Turkish Delegation proved to be the most articulate and valuable in promoting joint positions The Delegation of Portugal was also very cooperative and responsive to consultation with the United States Delegation The Netherlands Delegation was one of the ablest at the Conference Because of this they were also one of the most disgruntled when they had to sit and Wait for the Board of Governors to take action before the Conference could consider the Preparatory Commission recommendations Their irritation was increased when told they should not introduce their amend ments or proposals because the language presented was a result of com- promises reached in the closed meetings of the Board of Governors or the CONFIDENTIAL PRECO DECLASSIFIED i Authority NM no 85 7- PRECO to which they had not been a party They were further disturbed when the United Kingdom and France indicated that the Dutch contacts with the United States should be through the'United Kingdom or French Members of the Board of Governors The United States was able to step into this situation and the Dutch Were grateful for it They are not however going to recommend that their Government make any contribution to the Agency's fellowship program for the first year until they have a better idea of the way the Agency will develop They do not have any candidates for tepulevel positions in the iAgency nor are they seeking to find any They have put forward the names of some junior officers for administrative and financial positions but they are not pressing their candidatures The majority of other Members supported United States positions along the same lines as is generally followed in the United Nations Most Members evidenced an interest and a desire for the success of the Agency and the development of a sound constructive program The scientific members of all Delegations were disappointed ever the lack of technical discussions and the tendency to concentrate on procedural and organiza tional matters Dr Renders of Norway particularly deplored this lack and it is possible that his proposal for a scientific committee was prompted as a consequence Although the United Kingdom and French Delegations ultimately supported the positions the United States was interested in they often raised unnecessary difficulties and obstacles Because of the tactics of the delegations of the United Kingdom and France with respect to the issue of the admission of observers from Member States tO'the Board of Governors and the undiplomatic method of dealing with the western European Members there were times when it appeared that the United Kingdom and France lacked a serious interest in the success of the Conference They con tributed to the Dutch reaction of pressing foriaheeidmission of observers to the Board of Governors They frequently left the impression that they were reluctant to see the Agency embark on any activities which might adversely affect other parts of their atomic energy programs For example the French made it clear that their major efforts would be directed towards Euratom rather than the Agency It appeared that the United Kingdom policy Was to keep British technical manpower at home and instead to seek the appointment of one of their nationals as Deputy Director General for Administration in order to have effective Working control of the agency CONFIDENTTAL - lad-Mp - IV0 The United States negotiating situation and future course of action TE United States emerged from the Conference with its major objectives generad attained Some Delegations considered that the United States Presied 00 strongly t0 realize some of its own particular objectives This crea some feelings of disgruntlement which were expressed through thrusts 1n debate of the Board at the United States Delegation and13he American Director General However it is believed that this effect can be remedied in the future by careful efforts to take perceptive account of sensitivities of these countries and to maintain with them an active consultative relationship based on a give andatakeexchange of views Their good will should be cultivated with sympathy and attentiveness both in negotiations and in informal exchanges It is hoped our task will henceforth be less difficult in that the United States representative will not be called upon again to press for so many major American objectives at one time The United States can thus continue to exercise1 he leadership and initiative it has already shown since l9Sh in the genesis of the Agency Because of the predominant role played by the United States other countries have come to expect this leadership They often have not had the Opportunity to develop carefully prepared positiois and have lacked the technical background for doing so They have had all the more reason therefore to follow the guidance of the United States It is imperative for the United States both from Washington and Vienna to fill these needs by supplying the leadership desired through thorough technical and political staff work and careful preparation of positions which in the future must be largely based on sound analysis of the prospects for effective Agency action in various directions in the atomic energy field If there is any default in this leadership there is evidence that the Soviets will be ready to take it over They have indicated that their representation to the Agency will ccnsist of a relatively large group of political economic scientific and technical officers so that they will be ready to make concrete proposals and to review those cf other Missions and of the Agency staff The viet attitude 5 far revealed suggests that the Soviets desire to see that the Agency operates as a successful technical body in which they can gain influence with other countries by displaying to advantage their own scientific attainnents and technological advances It may be assumed then that they desire to play a dominant part whenever'the Opportunity itself From the negotiating situation set above the following specific recommendations emerge as to our future course of action 1 The United States should facr the possibility that the USSR may help underdeveloped countries prepare projects using Russian reactors and technicians and fuel from the Agency These projects might be so well prupared that the Board would find them hard to reject and if we are to resist them we must be able to examine than searchingly and develop a convincing case for alternative projects Thus the United States should be prepared to develop projects in the underdeveloped countries friendly to the United States 2 The United States should be preparedtzo contribute substantial sums to the fellowship program of the A gency and to offer a sizeable number of fellowships for study in the United States under Agency auspices 3 The United States should take the initiative in working out or supporting concrete means to assure that the Agency is in business by the Second General Conference EVcry effort should be made to see the Agency CONFIDETIAL undertake DECLASSIFIED - Authonty NND I 5 -9- undertake as early as possible a limited number of projects which will capture the imagination of the public and of the underdeveloped countries h The United States should maintain close contact with other Member Governments including those not on the Board of Governors and should not rely on other Delegations to consult on our behalf 5 The United States should be careful not to appear to be a spokesman for the Director General or an intermediary between him and other Members of the Board of Governors 6 The'United States should confine to a minimum those issues on which support has to be sought on the basis of pressure on the ground that the issue is of political importance to us and should consider modifying its position in those situations in which a convincing case for the United States stand cannot be stated in terms of promoting the objectives of the Agency 7 The United States Delegation should keep in close touch with the Secretariat at all levels with a view to affording them a full understanding of the problems facing the United States Delegation in seeking'United States approval a nd support of specific types of projects in different fields In this way it is hoped that proposalS'which cannot be accepted by the United States may be modified or'changed before they are actually presented to the Board 8 The Department of State should take appropriate steps to stimuw late ratification of the Statute by friendly powers before the 2nd General Conference in order to improve the political balance of power Special attention should be given to increasing the number of Latin American members in order to maintain the present formula of members on the Board of Governors from this area CONFIDENTIAL DECLASSIEIED a SK Authonty NND 0 0 CONFIDENTIAL I undertake as early as possible a limited number of projects which will capture the imagination of the public and of the underdeveloped countries h The United States should maintain close contact with other Member Governments including those not on the Board of Governors and should not rely on other Delegations to consult on our behalf 5 The United States should be careful not to appear to be a spokesman for the Director General or an intermediary between him and other Members of the Board of Governors 6 The'United States should confine to a minimum those issues on which support has to be sought on the basis of pressure on the ground that the issue is of political importance to us and should consider modifying its position in those situations in which a convincing case for the United States stand cannot be stated in terms of promoting the objectives of the Agency 7 The United States Delegation should keep in close touch with the Secretariat at all levels with a view to affording them a full understanding of the problems facing the United States Delegation in seeking'United States approval a nd support of specific types of projects in different fields In this way it is hoped that proposalS'which cannot be accepted by the United States may be modified or'changed before they are actually presented to the Board I 8 The Department of State should take appropriate steps to stimun late ratification of the Statute by friendly powers before the 2nd General Conference in order to improve the political balance of power Special attention should be given to increasing the number of Latin American members in order to maintain the present formula of members on the Board of Governors from this 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