Article I, the Government of the United States will permit persons under its jurisdiction to transfer and export materials, including equipment and devices, to, and perform services for, the Government of the Republic of Colombia and such persons under its jurisdiction as are authorized by the Government of the Republic of Colombia to receive and possess such materials and utilize such services. subject to: A. Limitations in Article V. B. Applicable laws, regulations and license requirements of the Government of the United States, and the Government of the Republic of Colombia. ARTICLE V Restricted Data shall not be communicated under this Agreement and no materials or equipment and devices shall be transferred and no services shall be furnished under this Agreement to the Government of the Republic of Colombia or authorized persons under its jurisdiction if the transfer of any such materials or equipment and devices or the furnishing of any such services involves the communication of Restricted Data. ARTICLE VI A. The Government of the Republic of Colombia agrees to maintain such safeguards as are necessary to assure that the uranium enriched in the isotope U-235 leased from the Commission shall be used solely for the purpose agreed in accordance with this Agreement and to assure the safekeeping of this material. B. The Government of the Republic of Colombia agrees to maintain such safeguards as are necessary to assure that all other reactor materials, including equipment and devices, purchased in the United States of America under this Agreement by the Government of the Republic of Colombia or authorized persons under its jurisdiction, shall be used solely for the design, construction, and operation of research reactors which the Government of the Republic of Colombia decides to construct and operate and for research in connection therewith, except as may otherwise be agreed. Č. In regard to research reactors constructed pursuant to this Agreement the Government of the Republic of Colombia agrees to maintain records relating to power levels of operation and burn-up of reactor fuels and to make annual reports to the Commission on these subjects. If the Commission requests, the Government of the Republic of Colombia will permit Commission representatives to observe from time to time the condition and use of any leased material and to observe the performance of the reactor in which the material is used. ARTICLE VII Guaranties Prescribed by the U. S. Atomic Energy Act of 1954 The Government of the Republic of Colombia guarantees that: B. No material, including equipment and devices, transferred to the Government of the Republic of Colombia or authorized persons under its jurisdiction, pursuant to this Agreement, by lease, sale, or otherwise will be used for atomic weapons or for research on or development of atomic weapons or for any other military purposes, and that no such material, including equipment and devices, will be transferred to unauthorized persons or beyond the jurisdiction of the Government of the Republic of Colombia except as the Commission may agree to such transfer to another nation and then only if in the opinion of the Commission such transfer falls within the scope of an agreement for coopration between the United States and the other nation. ARTICLE VIII This Agreement shall enter into force on force until -} and remain in inclusively, and shall be subject to renewal as At the expiration of this Agreement or an extension thereof the Government of the Republic of Colombia shall deliver to the United States all fuel elements containing reactor fuels leased by the Commission and any other fuel material leased by the Commission. Such fuel elements and such fuel materials shall be delivered to the Commission at a site in the United States designated by the Commission at the expense of the Government of the Republic of Colombia, and such delivery shall be made under appropriate safeguards against radiation hazards while in transit. ARTICLE IX It is the hope and expectation of the parties that this initial Agreement for Cooperation will lead to consideration of further cooperation extending to the design, construction, and operation of power producing reactors. Accordingly, the parties will consult with each other from time to time concerning the feasibility of an additional agreement for cooperation with respect to the production of power from atomic energy in Colombia. ARTICLE X For the purposes of this Agreement: A. "Commission" means the United States Atomic Energy Commission or its duly authorized representatives. B. "Equipment and devices" means any instrument or apparatus, and includes research reactors, as defined herein, and their component parts. C. "Research reactor" means a reactor which is designed for the production of neutrons and other radiations for general research and development purposes, medical therapy, or training in nuclear science and engineering. The term does not cover power reactors, power demonstration reactors, or reactors designed primarily for the production of special nuclear materials. D. The terms "Restricted Data", "atomic weapon", and "special nuclear material" are used in this Agreement as defined in the United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed pursuant to duly constituted authority. DONE AT in duplicate this For the Government of the United States of America: day of ------} HENRY F. HOLLAND 1955. Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs. LEWIS L. STRAUSS L. L. S. 5-31-55 Chairman, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. For the Government of the Republic of Colombia: EDUARDO ZULETA-ANGEL Ambassador of Colombia. Press Release by the White House, Department of State, Atomic Energy Commission, "Agreement for Cooperation Concerning the Civil Uses of Atomic Energy Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Belgium," June 20, 1955 NOTE TO EDITORS.-Attached is a copy of the proposed "Agreement for cooperation concerning the civil uses of atomic energy between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Belgium" which was approved by President Eisenhower Wednesday, June 15, 1955 and signed by representatives of Belgium and the U. S. at a White House ceremony the same day. This copy of the proposed agreement is for release at 12 noon, E. D. T., Monday, June 20, 1955. It will be simultaneously released in both Brussels and Washington, D. C. Also attached are the following (which are for release at 12 noon, E. D. T., Monday, June 20, 1955): 1. Copy of the letter to President Eisenhower from Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, recommending approval of the proposed agreement; 2. Copy of the letter from President Eisenhower to Chairman Strauss approving the proposed agreement; 3. Copy of the letter from Chairman Strauss to Chairman Anderson of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy submitting the proposed agreement and the approval of the President to the JCAE in accordance with the provision of Section 123 (c.) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Attachments: 4. AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION CONCERNING THE CIVIL USES OF ATOMIC ENERGY BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF BELGIUM Beginning with discussions in 1940 the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Belgium have cooperated with each other in the atomic energy field. As a result of these discussions, the Belgian Government and the Governments of the United States and the United Kingdom reached a common understanding as to the desirability during World War II, as well as in the future, that all uranium ores wherever located should be subject to effective control for the protection of civilization. To this end, the Government of Belgium undertook to insure effective control of such ores located in all territory subject to its authority. The Belgian Government has also made available Congo uranium ores to the United States and the United Kingdom through commercial contracts. The Belgian Government further undertook to use its best endeavors to supply such quantities of uranium ores as might be required by the Governments of the United States and the United Kingdom. The arrangements outlined above were on the understanding that Belgium would reserve for itself such quantities of uranium ores as might be required for its own scientific and industrial purposes. The Belgian Government, however, in deciding to utilize such ores as a source of energy for commercial power would do so in consultation and in agreement with the Governments of the United States and the United Kingdom. The latter on their part, agreed that the Belgian Government should participate on equitable terms in the utilization of these ores as a source of energy for commercial power at such time as the two Governments should decide to employ the ores for this purposes. Since that time the Government of Belgium has made available to the United States and to the United Kingdom, through commercial contracts, a vitally important quantity of uranium produced in the Belgian Congo and thus has made a unique contribution to the defense of the western world. The United States and the United Kingdom have assisted in the development of the Congo uranium properties and have assisted the Government of Belgium in the establishment of a research and development program the principal objective of which is the realization of the peaceful use of atomic energy. Consequently a special relationship exists between the Government of the United States and the Government of Belgium in the field of atomic energy. While the United States must continue to give priority to the defense aspects of atomic energy, an increasing number of opportunities exist for the development of its peaceful applications. In keeping, therefore, with the special relationship, the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Belgium, the Parties to this Agreement, desire to establish an expanded program of cooperation and have agreed as follows: ARTICLE I It is the intent of this Agreement that the Government of Belgium will receive from the United States Atomic Energy Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission"), in the field of the peaceful uses of atomic energy, information and materials on terms as favorable as any other major uranium supplying country except Canada. ARTICLE II-PERIOD OF AGREEMENT This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of receipt by the Government of Belgium of a notification from the Government of the United States of America that the period of thirty days required by Section 123c of the United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954 has elapsed, and it shall remain in force through July 31, 1965. The Parties will reexamine the bases of this Agreement if world disarmament is realized or if a threat to world peace so requires. ARTICLE III-EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION A. With the objective of facilitating the development of peacetime uses of atomic energy, and particularly the development of atomic power, the Government of Belgium and the Commission agree to exchange the following information, subject to the limitations of paragraph C of this Article: (1) General information on the over-all progress and economics of power reactor programs; (2) Technological information required for the construction of specific reactors for the Belgian power program in Belgium, the Belgian Congo, and Ruanda-Urundi. B. The exchange of information provided for in this Article includes the communication to the Commission of information developed in the Belgian power program and will be accomplished through the various means available, such as reports, conferences, and visits to facilities, and shall, subject to the limitations of paragraph C, include the following: 1. The Commission will transmit as needed in the Belgian project information relating to reactors which Belgium intends to construct as a part of its current experimental power and power program and which falls within one or the other of the following areas: (a) Specifications for reactor materials.-Final form specifications including composition, shape, size and special handling techniques of reactor materials including uranium, heavy water. pile grade graphite, zirconium. (b) Properties of reactor materials.-Physical, chemical, metallurgical, nuclear and mechanical properties of reactor materials including fuel, moderator and coolant and the effects of the reactor's operating conditions on the properties of these materials. (c) Reactor components.-The design and performance specifications of reactor components but not including the methods of production and fabrication. (d) Reactor physics technology.-This area includes theory of and pertinent data relating to neutron bombardment reactions, neutron cross sections, criticality calculations, reactor kinetics and shielding. (e) Reactor engineering technology. This area includes considerations pertinent to the overall design and optimization of the reactor and theory and data relating to such problems as reactor stress and heat transfer analysis. Environmental safety considerations.-This area includes considerations relating to normal reactor radiations and possible accidental hazards and the effect of these on equipment and personnel and appropriate methods of waste disposal and decontamination. 2. The Commission will receive selected security-cleared personnel from Belgium to work with and participate in the construction of the PWR reactor at Shippingport, Pennsylvania, and such other reactors as may be agreed. 3. The Commission will transmit to the Belgian Government all essential information as indicated in subparagraph B1 relating to the objective of making it possible for Belgium to design, construct, and operate a thermal, heterogeneous, pressurized light or heavy water (boiling or nonboiling) reactor if the decision is made on the part of the Belgian Government to construct such a reactor. 4. There will be collaboration with respect to unclassified reactor information and technology and with respect to unclassified information relating to the production of reactor materials such as heavy water, zirconium, and hafnium. C. 1. The Parties will not exchange Restricted Data under this Agreement relating to design or fabrication of atomic weapons or information which, in the opinion of the Commission, is primarily of military significance; and no Restricted Data concerning the production of special nuclear materials will be exchanged except that concerning the incidental production of special nuclear materials in a |