I · - - - - - - - - - - - - --------- DECLASSIFIED Authority MJ0 · ---- Ct795 J I I _----·-·------ SECRET• SENSITIVE November 19 1964 '1111 SECRETAllY Itema to Take up with the Preaident I November 19 - 1 - l y to Eahkol on Dimona - In October Eahkol asked the Preaient to defer the next blmona lleactor inapection until after the November 1965 Israeli election• Our technical expert• believe an inspection before January l is imperative ND feels Eahkol'a political difficulties are not serioua and the inapection will not threaten hia voaition We need Preaidential approval for the Department a propoaal to go back to Lbkol and reiterate our requeat for an early inapection but advise him we will not aak another inspection before the '65 elections Harriman-Bundy memo and draft letter to Eahkol attached Tab A 2 Sato Visit - Sato baa aaked lleiachauer for an early visit with DJ flie Japanese are now auggeating two date• in January lfhich will obviously be inconvenient for the Preaident in view of hia other reaponsibilities at the • tart of the new Congreaa Bill Bundy maDO and draft Secretary to the President attached Tab B 3 Ball Trip to Ranch Next Week to ll•prt on MLF and Atlantic Nuclear Defenae iaeues - wlii you aoun out Preslclent since GWB o6viouaiy cannot do ao 4 Cambodia Talks - US repreaentative 5 US Ambassador to Indonesia - Bill Bundy will flil you in on obstacle to Wyatt•• appointment and recoamend course of action orally to you thia 7 Schroeder Visit to Ranch · Benjamin H llead SECllET - SBNSITIVE NATIONAL SECURITY ARCHIVE This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu Read related article Duplicity Deception and Self-Deception Israel the United States and the Dimona Inspections 1964-65 2020-11-03