--The Commission established a policy of leasing nuclear material to foreign countries either through the IAEA or agreements for cooperation.

--The Commission established a staff to handle safeguards activities under agreements for cooperation and to assist in the establishment of an effective worldwide safeguards system through the IAEA.

--Training opportunities were expanded for foreign personnel at United States colleges.

--An Inter-American Nuclear Energy Commission was established as a center for consultation and to facilitate cooperation.

1960

--The Fourth General Conference of the IAEA, held in September and October, accepted principles and procedures to serve as the foundation for an international safeguards system against diversion of SNM and equipment from peaceful uses.

--The Joint reactor program of Euratom and the United States entered its second phase with preparation to issue an invitation for proposals for power reactors to be completed by the end of 1965.

--The Commission enlarged its participation in OEEC activities.

--Three new agreements for cooperation became effective.

--Eight new reactors manufactured in the United States went into operation in foreign nations, making a total of 27 reactors in foreign nations, An additional 17 were being built abroad by U.S. companies and seven more were being planned for construction.

--Three additional grants for research reactors were approved, bringing the total number committed since the establishment of the program in 1966 to 22 reactors, with a total value of $7.55 million.

--Commission inspectors conducted safeguards inspections of 33 faci

lities in 12 foreign countries and the City of West Berlin.

--Commission support of technical libraries continued, bringing to 85 the total number of libraries presented to 58 foreign countries and five international or regional organizations.

--The United States and several agreement nations announced their willingness to transfer to IAEA administration of safeguards for U. S. -supplied nuclear materials.

1961

--The Commission recommended to the President and received approval for increasing the supply of enriched uranium for peaceful uses abroad from 50,000 kilograms to 65, 000 kilograms of contained U-235.

--The United States contributed $2.5 million to seven nations to help with nuclear research reactors and equipment.

--The IAEA Board of Governors approved a set of guidelines for Agency safeguards and put them into effect, subject to review after two years.

--The Commission approved the basic United States negotiating position for its offer to place four of its reactor facilities under IAEA safeguards. --The United States participated in 24 international conferences and sponsored several exhibits.

1962

--U.S. -financed research and development contracts approved by the United States-EURATOM Joint Research and Development Board totaled 34 projects costing $9.57 million.

--The United States signed its first long-term fuel sales contract with

EURATOM. (20 years.)

--The State Department convened an Advisory Committee to Review the Policy of the United States toward the IAEA under the chairmanship of Ambassador Henry D. Smyth.

--The first and second tests of IAEA safeguards inspection procedures within the United States were carried out in June and November when two Agency representatives visited U.S. reactors which were made available for

this purpose.

--Amendments to 14 U. S. agreements for cooperation were concluded. --Through 1962, the Commission had made 18 reactor grants, totaling $6.3 million, and had commitments for eight others.

1963

--The United States and India concluded an agreement under which the United States will cooperate in the construction of the Tarapur nuclear power reactor station.

--The United States, Japan, and the IAEA concluded a trilateral agreement under which the Agency assumed responsibility for administering safeguards for U.S.-supplied materials and equipment in Japan. This was the first agreement of this kind.

--The IAEA Board of Governors provisionally approved a system of safeguards for reactors larger than 100 thermal megawatts. This system

was endorsed by the Seventh General Conference of the IAEA.

den.

--The first shipment of irradiated reactor fuel was returned from Swe

--Through 1965 the Commission made 20 reactor grants totalling $7 million and had commitments for six others to be paid upon completion of the reactors.

--A U.S. delegation toured Soviet peaceful atomic energy installations. --The Commission program for participation in, and financial support of, selected international conferences on atomic energy included 11 IAEA conferences, 4 sponsored by other international organizations, and 20 held under the auspices of U.S. organizations.

1964

--Through 1964 the Commission distributed abroad special nuclear and other materials with a total value of $117.5 million. Of these, sales accounted for $66.9 million; lease, $31.7 million; and deferred payment arrangements, $18.9 million.

--President Johnson signed into law on August 26, an amendment to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 providing for private ownership of special nuclear materials.

--Approximately 280 exports and 20 imports of special nuclear materials were made. There were 12 shipments of irradiated fuel elements from research reactors in Sweden and Canada to the United States.

--The IAEA Board of Governors unanimously voted to apply a system

of safeguards for reactors with a power rating greater than 100 thermal

megawatts.

--Ten trilateral agreements were signed for the IAEA administration of safeguards to replace those previously administered by the United States. --The Third United Nations International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy was held.

--The Yankee Atomic Electric Co. reactor at Rowe, Mass. was placed under IAEA safeguards and the first inspection was carried out in November.

1965

--More than 21 of the nations with which the United States had agreements for cooperation agreed to the administration by the IAEA of safeguards over U.S. -supplied nuclear materials and equipment.

--Three power reactors fueled with enriched uranium were contracted for by other countries for a total of 15 power reactors, built, under construction, or planned abroad using U.S. -produced enriched uranium.

--The Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy submitted a report to the White House Conference on International Cooperation.

--The Ninth General Conference of the IAEA gave final approval to a simplified and strengthened safeguards system.

--At the end of 1965, 22 of 26 grants for research reactors made be¬ tween 1956 and 1962 were made.

--The Commission authorized the formation of a Technical Advisory Panel on Peaceful Use Safeguards to advise the Commission on technical