umuunoou 1151 Authority Km 0 qu gizis Goeuzeeht eeheiete 7 - Earshot- er a' 6 26 62 SECRET 0m ring 0 re and ohm l Lem memmerzoe DEPARTMENT OF STATE - 3 C PART I 0361 Memorandum of Conversation - - SUBJECT A Seoond Visit by Scientists to Israel s Dimone Reactor in DATE June 22 3 962 Ambassador Awaham Hex-men of Israel Dr Ephraim Lahav Scientific Counselor Enhaeey of Israel REA - Assistant Secretary Phillipe Talbot - iw lliem L Hamilton comes TO NBA NE s M sis IRE Following a very brief ceremony arrangea for the signing of the Extension of the Agreement for COOperetion Concerning Civil Uses of Atomic Energy Expiring on JUly 11 1962 Mr Talbot suggested to Ambassador Herman the posSihility of another visit by scientists to Israel s atomic reactor at Dimone He told Ambassador Harman that the visit of May 1961 had been most successful removing the reactor'e aevelopment as political irritant from the Near East situation He exyreseed the View that a eecon visit at this time would help to preserve the relaxed attitude with which the subject ie'now regarded Ambassador amen said he would refer the reguest to Jerusalem anti be in touch with Mr Talbot as soon as a retly is receivedmicrofilm SECRET 95-1254