DECLASSIFIED i Punhorhy 4 3 90 '7 - n o'e't 9 r- inis ocoaaent consio or a series i461- 4 SECRET DATE May is 1961 5010-104 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO Armin E Meyer 9 FROM NEnRobert C Strong @qu 7 14 Suggested Points to be Made to U S Scientists Dr Staebler and Dr Croach at the Meeting at 2 30 May 15 l Secrecy Israel has agreed to this visit only as the result of consideraw ble and prolonged U S pressure and only on condition that it take place without publicity 2 Timing of Report It is essential that the scientists general impressions as to the size of the installation intended use date of completion etc be in the Department s hands the very latest If because of unexpected delays the scientists cannot report in person to'you and Mr Farley by that time they should arrange to cable the reports suitably classified TOP SECRET--NIACT to the Department ATTENTION FARLEY-MEYER from an appropriate post on their roots of return Which 'While to maintain absolute secrecy regarding this visit the United States has agreed to Israel s suggestion that there be no contact between the scien- tists and the U S Charge in Tel Aviv N Spencer Barnes it might be that the scientists will find themselves unavoidably detained in Israel-beyond the deadline of May 25 In this case they should explain to their Israel hosts that the United States Government has requested a full report on their visit in preparation for President Kennedy's forthcoming meeting with Prime Minister Ben Gurion and that since they will not reached the United States in time to make the report and it obviously cannot be filed by encoded commercial telegraph a one time contact with Mr Barnes is essential in order that the report be transmitted 3 Relations With Israel Scientists If the Dimona installation proves to be as Israel has publicly announced entirely for peaceful purposes the scientists may wish to ask the senior scientists with whom they come in contact why Israel does not lay to rest the understandable apprehensions of the international community by practicing a normal scientific openness about the Dimona reactor SECRET