75. Editorial Note
By October 20, only one finalized bid for development of a nuclear reactor had been received by EURATOM. The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission ordered the suspension of further research and development contracts for the joint U.S.–EURATOM program. On October 23, AEC Chairman John McCone met in Brussels with EURATOM President Etienne Hirsch to discuss the future of U.S.–European cooperation in nuclear energy. McCone told Hirsch that continuation of the joint research and development program depended on EURATOM’s ability to create an adequate nuclear power program. (Memorandum of conversation between McCone and Hirsch, October 23, sent to the Department of State as an enclosure to airgram Ecbus D–92, October 29; Department of State, Central Files, 840.1901/10–2959)