DEFT REV i Reproduced from the Unclassi ed Declassi ed Holdings of the National Archives-- DECLASSIFIED Authority l g sLEKia@g g Draf ng Of ce and O mr 532 a g Memorandum of Conversa on DATE Febmary 3 3 961 SUBJECT Israeli Reacter air PARTICIPANTS His Excelle cy Awa iaam Ham Ambassador at Israel G Lewis Je es Assistant Secretary fer 23 4anr a a 7 ch COPE ES TO Amemh ies 53 2 LOEDGE I 5N th abs-214 353 H Ambassa gr Harman calle OE we oday a% his reqa st to iscuas tactics in with the Arab refugees at the resume gmite atians Eaving ia mia the President's interest 13 the E mgna reactor the few wards exchaage with the Secretary February 2 befbre the laughesn f6 I arrange to see Earmaa alone befbre aux meeting en the refugeesg shaal net take what I was abaut $0 say as an effieial demard e instea it was talk between frien s wha were interes e in suisraeli relations centimaing an a smeoth caurse andigturbedey $9ubts an su5 icio s 1 3aid that He fully aeeapte he statements of Prime Einis er Ben arion with regar to the peaceful uses of he ifrgna reacter dpubtiag his ward we ha i hswever a9 ed with Fleasare his effer to iavite a3 I told Earman that he kere Hag E0 ques$iea 9f 1 wg gg u tn uh 9 AmeriC a to the Bimana site as 3003 as tag pahliei y ie own bet ia the aite ' Stages aa in Israel - t e timing ta he Ben Guriemza The affair of the reactor having arisen im sema aa esa with amen matters main ain a keen aad coa iauimg in erest in the qgiet visit saggested by Ben Garion There was i terest at higaernlevels as well assa cor Bei hacl encom tere this paying his calls amm Washingtom breeverg the grab Raig bora of Israel st infrequently raise the qaeSEion cf Bimgaa an its yotential use as a searee 9f maelear wegyoas aw Esrael was in the throes ef wha 'angar a tb e a'political crisis Ben Gnrian baa an oa ce his ia e tiom to take fear weeks vacatiaa gtill the head 9f a caretaker gavernmaa 1__gavernment$ lastiag fer months aul ga g a ise 33 what t0 reyly tg he dass n Chagaz damify i0 2g mmam of 30 1295825 me Basie JUL 2% 3150 he was Iarael ha a recar 0f caretaker 4 ic eireamstanees the technicia s assaeiated 1' Authority geestiee Eben e yen think Ben Gerien will i Yite eemeone to see the site Did he hiek hee each ee ievitetiee Weule eeVe to be of the pelitieai crisis ermae reeliee thei le Israel no is thinking eegteing else ezeegt the yoliticel crisis yertiee ere elding meetiege which lest fer heere Bee Gurien nee tifn ef nethieg exeept the ef the Partyceele get e him_er ngue thee he weul be ineliee te giVE an ieeitezien e3 time o Kareem went en to say that in Israel the etery of the is very Single They are beil ing reenter weieh will take eeme tee gears ta There is no There is plenty of times Guriee given all ee that age e3p131ee thet he to he e beek the the eeuntry euyplyieg the areniem ne Eereelie Hermee eaie why there interest in Bimene ie the er anywhere elsea En geea eime whee there was something mere to see the vieit eigee be erreege Eet Be Israeli let Bee eeriee eenle conceive why there was a hurry abeez ito 1 said that coel the Israeli being the preliferatian ef neeleer was absolu exy to eke Heitee States aed eltho we er ereegly the of eueh bee fallen 0e 13r331 Since the nite States ee Israel are seek since tEe offer of e vieit velae eere 'by Israel it seemed e me it was 313913 sense fer the visit te take glace veey geietly ee eithee$ yeblieiey at an e he feet of such a visit by geelifiee exeerts weele be ieveiuable in alleging suspicions - reiterated thee I was eet givieg demerehe Be and 1 were aed I was siegly tiypieg him eff eite eegare to interest I that ween he ei hie cell the Secretary time in the Here eaye 113 weel be 33 excellem gesture if he ceele at that time suggest a geiet vieit by an American or same et er friee ly eagert that this eeul eet be at all iffieult to arrange Barman We E3 fer the $119 off teed eei the he mule what he could e was net 33 myle ef resales because ef the Israeli ietereel pelitieel eituatiee e indieexee thet he agreed with ee getting the vieit ever wieh weele'be 3min Commeet altheege aermee fer keepier bed I not reiee the eebjeet he will heve eiffieelty geteieg-eeyehieg aeet ef Iereel I them Ee my ee ge eetfel imagine that he will have seme- thieg te eay'ee the subgeet WEee'he calls an tee Seeretaxy eeieh otherwise might net have been the ease DECLASSIFIED i - Authority 3 a Wj Reproduced from ihe Unclassi ed Declassi ed Holdings ofthe National Archives I I i Sinee we spake alone in an off we reer manner I ac net thin that the talk with escribe above $301116 be cited as a de mi te ff S apyreaeh in any future ehroneiogies on thia sabgeatg