LETTER TO THE HONORABLE ALLEN W. DULLES FROM K. E. FIELDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000700140021-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 30, 2009
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: April 13, 1956
• Content Type: LETTER

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UNITED STATES
ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
DOE review completed.
The Honorable Allen W. Dulles
Director of central Intelligence
Washington 25, D.C.
Dear Mr. Dulles:
At the request of the Department of State, other Government agencies,
and individuals, the AEC has considered the matter of U.S.-Soviet
exchange of visits.
The AEC has no objection to visits by AC and AiC-contractor per-
sonnel, and other persons of interest to ABC, to Soviet-bloc countries,
under controlled arrangements, for purposes of participating in
conferences, as members of official delegations, or as individuals,
provided:--
a. There continues to be a reasonable expectation of net
gain; and
be Considering any family ties abroad and the degree of
access to sensitive weapon or national defense informa-
tion, such travel does not appear unwise from the stand-
point of national security or the personal safety of
the traveller.
The AEC has no objection, if such visits cannot be discouraged and
cannot be avoided, to soviet-bloc nationals visiting non-security
areas of AEC installations and activities at:--
a. Brookhaven National Laboratory
be Argonne National Laboratory
c. University of California Radiation Laboratory, Berkeley
d. Argonne Cancer Research Hospital
e. Universities performing unclassified AEC projects -
- and will not object to Soviet-bloc nationals contacting AEC and
AEC-contractor personnel under controlled arrangements, provided
there is evidence of initial and continued reciprocity., and provided
there continues to be reasonable expectation of net gain to the U.S.
Requests by Soviet-bloc countries for extended visits by, or employ-
ment of, their nationals at AEC installations and activities., or
extended visits by, or employment of., AEC and AEC-contractor personnel
in Soviet-bloc countries, will not be authorized without specific
approval by the Commission,
In addition to the position set forth above., it is the view of the
AEC that final responsibility with respect to the desirability ofs
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and the handling; of, scientific personnel interchange rests with
the Department of State, but that responsibility with respect to
technical and professional qualifications of A.i;C and ABC-contractor
personnel involved in such interchange, as well as control of visits
to AEC installations and activities, should rest with the AK,
The Department of State has been advised of the ArC position as
set forth above. We have assured the Department of State, and wish
to assure the Central Intelligence Agency, of our full and complete
cooperation with respect to any problems or matters arising in connec-
tion with the anticipated interchange of personnel with Soviet-bloc
countries.
Sincerely yours,,
K.E. 'fields
General Manager
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