Foreign Relations of the United States, 1948, General; the United Nations, Volume I, Part 2

Editorial Note

On August 21, 1948, David E. Lilienthal, Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, spoke at the Preview Supper for the Opening of the Atomic Energy Exhibit at the New York City Golden Jubilee Exposition. His remarks contained acknowledgment that the United States had continued wartime cooperation with Britain and Canada in atomic energy development, in certain limited areas. For information on the circumstances of the speech, see Hewlett and Duncan, page 289. The text of the address was released as a United States Atomic Energy Commission Press Release, August 21.