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II: FIRST STEPS TOWARD A POLICY: The Principle of

The Secretary of War's Committee.

The Concern for Peaceful Development

Statements on the Bombing of Hiroshima, August 6,

1945. .

Ratification of the United Nations Charter.

Report to the Nation on the Berlin Conference

Understanding and Adjustment, August 6 to October 3,

1945.

The Message to Congress on Atomic Energy

III: CONGRESSIONAL ACTION: A Pattern for Control

Plans for National Control . .

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The Senate's Special Committee on Atomic Energy

The President's Letter to Senator McMahon .

IV: PROGRESS TOWARD INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT, Octo-

ber 1945 Through January 1946.

A Reaffirmation of Policy, October 27, 1945.

The Three-Nation Agreed Declaration, November 15,

1945.

The Moscow Proposals, December 16-26, 1945

The President's State of the Union Message.

The United Nations Commission on Atomic Energy .

V: THE ACHESON-LILIENTHAL Report on the International

Control of Atomic Energy, January 7 to March 28,

1946.

Exploration of Facts and Alternatives

What an Effective System of Safeguards Should Do

Uranium, Thorium, and Denatured Materials

"Safe" and "Dangerous" Activities . .

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VI: THE UNITED STATES PROPOSALS TO THE UNITED

NATIONS COMMISSION ON ATOMIC ENERGY: Basic

Policy and a Plan

The U.S. Delegate to the U.N. Commission: Mr.

Bernard M. Baruch

Discussion of a Composite Plan

VIII: THE FIRST UNITED STATES MEMORANDUM: Details

of the Proposed Treaty and Charter

The Provisions Suggested for an Atomic Treaty

Provisions Suggested for an ADA Charter

IX: THE SECOND UNITED STATES MEMORANDUM: Detailed

Functions and Powers of the Proposed Atomic

Development Authority

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The Determining Factors for Control

The Control of Raw Materials

The Control of "Dangerous" Activities.

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The Powers of Inspection, Research, and Other Neces-

sary Action.

The Promotion of Peaceful Uses

X: THE THIRD UNITED STATES MEMORANDUM:

Relations Between the Atomic Development

Authority and the Organs of the United Nations

General Considerations Affecting the Relationships

Relations With the General Assembly

Relations With the Security Council.

Relations With the International Court of Justice.

XI: THE EXPANDED FRAME OF REFERENCE.

The Expansion of the Committee System

The Exchange of Information

XII: THE TECHNICAL MINIMA OF WORLD SAFETY.

The Report of the Scientific and Technical Committee.

The Action in Committee No. 2.

Reaffirmation of the United States Position :

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1. Statement by the President of the United States, August

6, 1945

2. Statement by the Secretary of War, August 6, 1945 . .

3. President Truman's Address to the Nation on the Berlin

Conference, August 9, 1945 (Excerpts).

4. A Message From the President of the United States to

Congress Transmitting a Request for the Enactment of

Legislation To Fix a Policy Covering the Use and

Development of the Atomic Bomb, October 3, 1945 .

5. President Truman's Navy Day Address, October 27, 1945

(Excerpts).

6. The Three-Nation Agreed Declaration on Atomic Energy,

Washington, November 15, 1945

7. An Address by Secretary of State Byrnes at Charleston,

South Carolina, November 16, 1945 (Excerpts)

8. The Soviet-Anglo-American Communiqué, December 27,

1945: Section VII: The Establishment by the United

Nations of a Commission for the Control of Atomic

Energy.

9. Statements of the United States Position With Regard to

the Resolution Establishing a Commission on Atomic

Energy: (A) By Senator Tom Connally to Committee I

of the General Assembly, January 21, 1946; (B) By the

Honorable James F. Byrnes, Senior Representative of

the United States to the General Assembly, January 24,

1946. .

10. A Resolution of the General Assembly of the United

Nations Establishing a Commission on Atomic Energy,

London, January 24, 1946

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11. Statement to the Press by Secretary of State Byrnes on the

Resolution Proposing a United Nations Commission on

Atomic Energy, Washington, January 7, 1946

12. President Truman's Letter to Senator McMahon on a Bill

for the National Control of Atomic Energy, February 1,

1946. .

13. The United States Proposals for the International Control

of Atomic Energy, Presented to the United Nations

Atomic Energy Commission by the United States Repre-

sentative, Mr. Bernard M. Baruch, June 14, 1946

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