Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-13
NAT0 Atomic
Sharing 0Kd
By President
Agreement Let's
Allies Have Dutu
For Defense PIons
BY GARRETT d. HORNER
Star staf1 Correspondent

BY GARRETT d. HORNER
Star STAR Correspondent
AUGUSTA, Ga, April 49,
President Eisenhower today ap-
proved an agreement for sharing
restricted atomic information
not including actual A-bombs or
production secrets-with this
country's North Atlantic treaty
allies.
The agreement provides for
communicating to NATO any
information which this Govern
ment considers necessary to:
/. The development of defense
plans.
2. The training of personnel
Gin the employment of and de-
Tense against atomic weapons"
8. The evaluation of "the Ca
liabilities Of potential enemies
in employment of atomic weap-
ons."
1t does not authorize transfer
Of any actual atomic weapons
or nuclear material out Of Amer
lean hands.
Mr.. Eisenhower hailed the
agreement as "a great stride for
ward in the strengthening of our
common defense"
The Presidents approval Of
the agreement was announced in
a letter sent from the temporary
White House here to Senator
Anderson, Democrat, of New
Mexico, as chairman of the Joint
Congressional Committee on
Atomic Energy.
He wrote Senator Anderson
that he is firmly convinced the
new agreement will enable NATO
to "evolve more effective defense
plans concerning the use of
atomic weapons" consistent with
the security and defense of the
United States.
Security Safeguards
Mr.. Eisenhower emphasized
that any atomic weapons infor-
nation communicated to the al
lies will be safeguarded by re-
Gently revised stringent security
regulations in force in NATO.s
Along with the letter to Sena-
tor Anderson, White House Press
Secretary James c. Hagerty
made public the text of the pro-
posed agreement approved by
the NATO Council on March 2,
but not previously announced.
This agreement was being made
public simultaneously today In
the capitals of the 10 other
NATO countries.
Mr.. Hagerty stressed that the
agreement "does not relate in
any way to exchange of atomic
information with anyone on the
manufacture or the production
Of atomic weapons"
He explained that the accord
Is in strict compliance with
amendments to the Atomic En-
ergy Act passed by Congress last
year, which authorizes the shar-
ing with allies of some restricted
information on use of atomic
weapons but forbids sharing any
secrets OF production how.
Works Both Ways.
Mr.. Hagerty also pointed out
that the agreement is a two-way
street, and said the United States
expects to profit especially from
information allied governments
may supply on estimates Of Rus
sian atomic capabilities.
The agreement does not re-
quire Senate ratification or any
other action by Congress. Mr..
Eisenhower's letter to Senator
Anderson. today simply submitted
the accord for information Of the
Joint Committee, and announced
his approval.
The President designate d
George w. Perkins, permanent
American representative on the
North Atlantic Council, to sign
the agreement. It will come into
effect when all the NATO allies
notify this Government that they
are bound by 1t.
Limits Authority
One provision Of the agree
ment stipulates specifically that
under this agreement there will
be no transfers Of atomic weap-
ons or special nuclear material. /"
1t adds thata any information
supplied the allies by the United
States win be limited to that
authorized by Congress.
A key provision of the 1854
law bans sharing of any re-
stricted data relating to the de-
sign or fabrication of atomic
weapons except with regard to
external characteristics, includ-
ing size, weight and shape, yields
and effects and systems en-