Foreign policy aspects of United States development of atomic energy 1
1.
Continued from Foreign Relations, 1949, vol. i, pp. 419 ff. For documentation on United States policy with respect to the regulation of armaments, including international control of atomic energy, see pp. 1 ff. For documentation on United States national security policy, see pp. 126 ff. Additional documentation on the attitude of the Soviet Union regarding atomic energy is scheduled for publication in volume iv. For documentation on United States–United Kingdom security arrangements in areas other than atomic energy, see vol. iii, pp. 1598 ff.
For extensive additional information, see Richard G. Hewlett and Francis Duncan, Atomic Shield, 1947–1952: A History of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, volume ii (University Park, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1969). Relevant memoir sources include David E. Lilienthal, The Atomic Energy Years, 1945–1950 (New York: Harper and Row, 1964); Dean Acheson, Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department (New York: Norton, 1969); and George F. Kennan, Memoirs: 1925–1950 (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1967).
[157] The Ambassador in Belgium (Murphy) to the Secretary of State
855A.2546/1–1050: Telegram
[158] Memorandum by Messrs. Adrian S. Fisher and R. Gordon Arneson to the Secretary of State
Department of State Atomic Energy Files1
[159] Memorandum by the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay) to the Secretary of State
PM Files1
[160] Memorandum of Telephone Conversation, by the Secretary of State
Acheson Papers1
[162] Report by the Special Committee of the National Security Council to the President
PM Files
[164] Memorandum by the Secretary of State to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay)
Policy Planning Staff Files1
[165] Memorandum of Conversation by Mr. Lucius D. Battle, Special Assistant to the Secretary of State
761.5211 Fuchs, K.F.J./2–1350
[166] The Belgian Foreign Minister (Van Zeeland) to the Secretary of State
Department of State Atomic Energy Files
[167] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Belgium
855A.2546/2–2250: Telegram
[168] Memorandum by the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay)
PM Files
[169] Memorandum by the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay) to the President
PM Files
[170] The Embassy in Sweden to the Secretary of State
858.2546/3–850: Telegram
[171] Report by the Special Committee of the National Security Council to the President
PM Files
[172] Memorandum by the Secretary of Defense (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
845A.2546/3–1350
[173] The Chargé in Norway (Villard) to the Secretary of State
950.7138/3–1650: Telegram
[174] The Ambassador in Brazil (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
832.2546/3–2450: Telegram
[175] The Secretary of State to the Secretary of Defense (Johnson)
Department of State Atomic Energy Files
[176] Minutes of the Meeting of the American Members of the Combined Policy Committee, Washington, April 25, 1950, 2 p. m.
Department of State Atomic Energy Files
[177] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Kirk) to the Secretary of State
751.001/5–550: Telegram
[178] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Secretary of State
Department of State Atomic Energy Files
[179] Memorandum by Mr. R. Gordon Arneson to the Under Secretary of State (Webb)
460.509/6–1550
[180] The Ambassador in France (Bruce) to the Under Secretary of State (Webb)
Department of State Atomic Energy Files
[182] Memorandum of Conversation, by Mr. Clarence A. Wendel of the Office of the Under Secretary of State (Webb)
845A.2546/7–1250
[183] The Ambassador in India (Henderson) to the Secretary of State
891.2546/7–2950: Telegram
[184] Memorandum by the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay) to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense (Johnson), and the Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission (Dean)
SCI Files1
[185] The Secretary of State to the South African Ambassador (Jooste)
Department of State Atomic Energy Files
[186] The Executive Director of the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy (Borden) to Mr. R. Gordon Arneson, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State (Webb)
Department of State Atomic Energy Files
- Lot 57D688, a consolidated lot file in the Department of State containing documentation on atomic energy policy, 1944–1962.↩
- Files retained by the Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State.↩
- Papers of Dean Acheson, Secretary of State, 1949–1953, at the Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri.↩
- Lot 64D563, files of the Policy Planning Staff of the Department of State, 1947–1953.↩
- Files retained by the Bureau of International Scientific and Technological Affairs, Department of State.↩