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811.2423/6–846

Memorandum of Conversation, by the Secretary of State

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[Washington,] June 8, 1946.
Participants: British Ambassador, Lord Inverchapel;
Canadian Ambassador, Mr. Lester B. Pearson;
Secretary Byrnes

I asked the British and Canadian Ambassadors to call at my office this morning, so that I might present to them a statement of United States policy with reference to atomic energy.

Using the President’s memorandum of June 72 as a basis, I explained the plan fully and in some detail.

I told the Ambassadors that Mr. Baruch would get in touch with Sir Alexander Cadogan and General MacNaughton (Canadian representative)3 the early part of next week to discuss the plan, at which time their two representatives might wish to present their views and submit any plans which they might have as a basis for discussion.

  1. Supra.↩
  2. Gen. Andrew G. L. McNaughton, Canadian Representative on the Atomic Energy Commission.↩