had adequate amounts of fissionable mater ial w ith w hich to test and develop their ideas that this capability would rapidly be transformed into universal, eff icient and economic usage? To hasten the day when fear of the atom will beg in to disappear from the minds people and the governments of the East and West, there are certain steps that can be taken now. i therefore make the following proposals The governments principally involved, to the extent permitted by elementary prudence, to begin now and continue to make joint contributions from their stockpiles of normal uranium and fission ble materia ls to an international atom ic energy agency. We would expect that such an agency would be set up under the aegis of the United Nations The ratios of contributions, the procedures, and other details would properly be within the scope of the private conversations"I have referred to earlier. The United States is prepared to undertake these explorations in good faith. Any partner of the United States acting in the same good faith will find the United states a not unreasonable or ungenerous as Undoubtedly in itial and early contributions to this plan would be small in quantity However, the proposal has the great virtue that it can be undertaken without the irritations and mutual suspicions incident to any attempt to set up a completely acceptable system of world-wide inspection and control The atomic energy agency could be made respons ible for the impounding storage and protection of the contr ibuted fissionable and other materia ls. the ingenuity of our scientists will prov ide special safe conditions under which such a bank of fissionable material can be made essentially immune to surprise seizure The more important responsibility of this atomic energy agency would be to devise methods whereby this fissionable material would be alloca ted to serve the peacef ul needs of agriculture, medicine, and other peaceful activ ities. A special purpose would be to provide abundant electrical energy in the power-starved areas of the orld Thus the contr ibuting powers would be dedicating some of their strength to serve the needs rather than the fears of mankind The United States would be more than willing - it would be proud to take up with others "principa lly involved" the development of plans whereby such peaceful use of atomic energy would be expedited Of those principa lly involved"the Sov iet Union must of course be one I would be prepared to submit to the Congress of the United States, and with every expectationhad adequate amounts of fissionable material with which to test and develop their ideas, that this capability would rapidly be transformed into universal, efficient, and economic usage? To hasten the day when fear of the atom will begin to disappear from the minds of people and the governments of the East and West, there are certain steps that can be taken now. I therefore make the following proposals: The governments principally involved, to the extent permitted by elementary prudence, to begin now and continue to make joint contributions f rom their stockpiles of normal uranium and fissionable materials to an international atomic energy agency. We would expect that such an agency would be set up under the aegis of the United Nations. The ratios of contributions, the procedures, and other details would properly be within the scope of the “private conversations” I have referred to earlier. The United States is prepared to undertake these explorations in good faith. Any partner of the United States acting in the same good faith will find the United States a not unreasonable or ungenerous associate. Undoubtedly, initial and early contributions to this plan would be small in quantity. However, the proposal has the great virtue that it can be undertaken without the irritations and mutual suspicions incident to any attempt to set up a completely acceptable system of world-wide inspection and control. The atomic energy agency could be made responsible for the impounding, storage, and protection of the contributed fissionable and other materials. The ingenuity of our scientists will provide special safe conditions under which such a bank of fissionable material can be made essentially immune to surprise seizure. The more important responsibility of this atomic energy agency would be to devise methods whereby this fissionable material would be allocated to serve the peaceful pursuits of mankind. Experts would be mobilized to apply atomic energy to the needs of agriculture, medicine, and other peaceful activities. A special purpose would be to provide abundant electrical energy in the power-starved areas of the world. Thus the contributing Powers would be dedicating some of their strength to serve the needs rather than the fears of mankind. The United States would be more than willing -- it would be proud to take up with others “principally involved” the development of plans whereby such peaceful use of atomic energy would be expedited. Of those “principally involved” the Soviet Union must, of course, be one. I would be prepared to submit to the Congress of the United States, and with every expectation