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␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓βS␈↓∧ Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, California 94305

␈↓ ↓H␈↓∧Telephone 415 497-4430␈↓ 	ISeptember 17, 1977 




␈↓ ↓H␈↓Professor Miro M. Todorovich
␈↓ ↓H␈↓410 Riverside Drive
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Apartment 82A
␈↓ ↓H␈↓New York, N.Y. 10025

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Dear Miro:

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        Congratulations␈α
on␈α
our␈αpress␈α
conference.␈α
 At␈α
least␈αit␈α
made␈α
the␈α
AP␈α-␈α
as␈α
the␈αenclosed␈α
dispatch
␈↓ ↓H␈↓shows.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        On␈αAugust␈α7,␈αthe␈αanti-nuclear␈αpeople␈α
had␈αa␈αdemonstration␈αwith␈αCommoner␈αand␈αEllsberg␈α
as
␈↓ ↓H␈↓speakers␈α
at␈α
the␈α
site␈α
of␈αthe␈α
Diablo␈α
Canyon␈α
nuclear␈α
plant.␈α Tom␈α
Connolly␈α
and␈α
I␈α
organized␈α
a␈αpro-
␈↓ ↓H␈↓nuclear␈α∩counter-demonstration␈α∩of␈α∩about␈α⊃15␈α∩people.␈α∩ We␈α∩got␈α⊃a␈α∩share␈α∩of␈α∩the␈α∩publicity␈α⊃entirely
␈↓ ↓H␈↓disproportionate␈α∂to␈α∞the␈α∂e≥ort␈α∞we␈α∂put␈α∞into␈α∂it,␈α∂so␈α∞I␈α∂conclude␈α∞that␈α∂it␈α∞was␈α∂a␈α∞good␈α∂idea.␈α∂ The␈α∞anti-
␈↓ ↓H␈↓nuclear␈αpeople␈αarranged␈αto␈αget␈αthemselves␈αarrested␈αby␈αclimbing␈αthe␈αfence␈αinto␈αthe␈αPaci≡c␈αGas␈αand
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Electric␈α
Company␈α
property␈α
and␈αrefusing␈α
to␈α
leave.␈α
 One␈α
of␈αour␈α
graduate␈α
students␈α
suggested␈αthat␈α
we
␈↓ ↓H␈↓should␈αhave␈α
blocked␈αtheir␈αway.␈α
 On␈αre∨ection,␈αI␈α
think␈αhe␈α
is␈αright.␈α They␈α
would␈αhave␈αgone␈α
around
␈↓ ↓H␈↓us,␈α
but␈αwe␈α
would␈αhave␈α
gotten␈αnearly␈α
half␈αthe␈α
publicity.␈α The␈α
important␈αpoint␈α
is␈αto␈α
show␈αthat␈α
there
␈↓ ↓H␈↓is␈α⊂a␈α⊂substantial␈α⊂public␈α⊂that␈α∂favors␈α⊂nuclear␈α⊂energy,␈α⊂and␈α⊂it␈α∂isn't␈α⊂just␈α⊂the␈α⊂companies␈α⊂vs.␈α∂aroused
␈↓ ↓H␈↓citizens.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        A␈α∪second␈α∪AP␈α∩dispatch␈α∪tells␈α∪about␈α∩Carter's␈α∪conference␈α∪at␈α∩which␈α∪he␈α∪will␈α∩unsuccessfully
␈↓ ↓H␈↓attempt␈α∂to␈α⊂persuade␈α∂other␈α⊂countries␈α∂to␈α⊂give␈α∂up␈α⊂using␈α∂plutonium.␈α⊂ I␈α∂would␈α⊂like␈α∂to␈α⊂suggest␈α∂that
␈↓ ↓H␈↓SESE␈αhold␈αa␈α
press␈αconference␈αat␈αwhich␈α
we␈αurge␈αother␈α
countries␈αto␈αstand␈α≡rm␈α
and␈αnot␈αgive␈α
in␈αto
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Carter.␈α It␈αseems␈αto␈αme␈αthat␈αthey␈αcan␈αhonestly␈αbe␈αtold␈αthat␈αCarter␈αis␈αcontinuing␈αhis␈αpointless␈αe≥ort
␈↓ ↓H␈↓in␈α
order␈α
to␈αpay␈α
a␈α
political␈αdebt␈α
to␈α
the␈α
anti-growth␈αlobby.␈α
 There␈α
is␈αa␈α
good␈α
chance␈α
that␈αlobbying
␈↓ ↓H␈↓against␈α⊂the␈α⊂government's␈α⊂diplomatic␈α⊂position␈α∂would␈α⊂result␈α⊂in␈α⊂some␈α⊂ill-considered␈α⊂statements␈α∂by
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Administration␈αo≠cials␈α
that␈αwould␈αadvance␈α
our␈αcause.␈α Carter␈α
is␈αknown␈αto␈α
have␈αa␈αshort␈α
fuse␈αon
␈↓ ↓H␈↓people disagreeing with him.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        Here is a possible short statement:

␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓␈↓ αAPLEASE HELP US BRING OUR GOVERNMENT BACK TO ITS SENSES

␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓        Since␈α∞1955␈α∂the␈α∞United␈α∞States␈α∂has␈α∞been␈α∞the␈α∂leader␈α∞in␈α∞developing␈α∂the␈α∞peaceful␈α∞use␈α∂of␈α∞atomic
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓energy␈α
on␈α
a␈α
world-wide␈α
scale.␈α
 We␈α
are␈α
sorry␈α
to␈α
have␈α
to␈α
inform␈α
you␈α
that␈α
this␈α
can␈α
no␈α
longer␈α
be␈αrelied␈α
on.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓The␈αanti-growth␈αmovement␈αin␈αthis␈αcountry␈αis␈αstrong␈αenough␈αand␈αhas␈αdeveloped␈αsuch␈αfanaticism␈αthat
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓all␈αpoliticians,␈αincluding␈αthe␈αPresident,␈α≡nd␈αit␈αexpedient␈αto␈αmake␈αconcessions␈αto␈αit␈α-␈αeven␈αwhen␈αthese
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓concessions involve breaking international agreements.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓        In␈α∞our␈α∞judgment,␈α∞the␈α∞U.S.␈α∞Government␈α∞position␈α∞on␈α∞reprocessing␈α∞and␈α∞breeder␈α∞reactors␈α∞has␈α∞no
␈↓ ↓H␈↓αProfessor Miro M. Todorovich␈↓ ¬LSeptember 17, 1977␈↓ 
lPage 2␈↓↓ 

␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓reason␈αbehind␈αit.␈α It␈αis␈αsimply␈αa␈αcompromise␈αbetween␈αthose␈αwho␈αwant␈αto␈αabandon␈αnuclear␈αenergy␈αand
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓those␈α
who␈α
want␈α
to␈α
proceed␈α
with␈α
its␈α
use.␈α
 The␈α
policy␈α
will␈α
eventually␈α
be␈α
abandoned␈α
by␈α
the␈αUnited␈α
States,
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓but␈αits␈αharmful␈αconsequences␈αwill␈αa≥ect␈αother␈αcountries␈αthat␈αfollow␈αit␈αsooner␈αthan␈αthey␈αwill␈αa≥ect␈αthe
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓United␈α∞States.␈α
 Even␈α∞those␈α
countries␈α∞who␈α
do␈α∞not␈α
follow␈α∞it␈α
will␈α∞be␈α
adversely␈α∞a≥ected␈α
by␈α∞its␈α∞e≥ect␈α
in
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓increasing the U.S. demand for oil and bidding up the price.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓        Therefore,␈α⊂we␈α∂hope␈α⊂you␈α∂will␈α⊂≡nd␈α⊂it␈α∂in␈α⊂your␈α∂interest␈α⊂as␈α⊂well␈α∂as␈α⊂ours␈α∂to␈α⊂help␈α⊂persuade␈α∂our
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓Government to adopt a more sensible policy␈↓.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        Perhaps␈αthis␈αis␈αtoo␈αstrong,␈αbut␈αI␈αthink␈αsomething␈αlike␈αit␈αis␈αnecessary.␈α It␈αcould␈αbe␈αbacked␈αup
␈↓ ↓H␈↓with previous SESE documents.


␈↓ ↓H␈↓Best regards,



␈↓ ↓H␈↓John McCarthy
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Director
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Professor of Computer Science

␈↓ ↓H␈↓P.S.    Here are the two AP dispatches taken out of our computer:

␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓↓a022␈α∩ 0007␈α∩ 15␈α∪Sep␈α∩77␈α∩PM-Energy␈α∩Rdp,490␈α∪By␈α∩JOHN␈α∩LENGEL␈α∩Associated␈α∪Press␈α∩Writer
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓WASHINGTON␈α∞(AP)␈α
-␈α∞A␈α
group␈α∞of␈α
southern␈α∞and␈α
midwestern␈α∞governors␈α
are␈α∞criticizing␈α
President
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓Carter's␈α⊂energy␈α⊂plan,␈α⊂now␈α⊃shorn␈α⊂of␈α⊂a␈α⊂proposal␈α⊂to␈α⊃reform␈α⊂the␈α⊂way␈α⊂utilities␈α⊂charge␈α⊃for␈α⊂electricity.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓Oklahoma␈αGov.␈αDavid␈α
Boren␈αtold␈αthe␈α
Senate␈αFinance␈αCommittee␈α
that␈αCarter's␈αenergy␈α
plan␈αis␈αa␈α
dead-
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓end␈αstreet␈αbecause␈αit␈α
focuses␈αentirely␈αon␈αconservation␈αand␈α
makes␈αno␈αprovision␈αfor␈α
meeting␈αlong-term
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓needs.␈α     Boren␈αsaid␈αCarter's␈αplan␈α''provides␈αfor␈αthe␈αmost␈αpart␈αonly␈αthe␈αrationing␈αof␈αa␈αshortage,␈αnot
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓for␈αany␈αlong-range␈α
victory␈αfor␈αthe␈αconsumer␈α
through␈αmore␈αadequate␈α
supplies.''␈α    He␈αspoke␈αon␈α
behalf
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓of␈α∞the␈α
southern␈α∞and␈α
midwestern␈α∞governors'␈α
conferences.␈α∞     Carter␈α
wants␈α∞to␈α
raise␈α∞gasoline␈α∞taxes␈α
to
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓make␈α
the␈α
fuel␈α
more␈α
dear␈α
to␈α
consumers.␈α
The␈α
governors␈α
say␈α
pro≡ts,␈α
not␈α
taxes,␈α
should␈α
rise␈α
to␈α
give␈α
the
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓industry␈α∀an␈α∀incentive␈α∀to␈α∀develop␈α∀new␈α∀supplies.␈α∀     Meanwhile,␈α∀the␈α∀Senate␈α∀Energy␈α∪Committee
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓Wednesday␈α⊂threw␈α⊂out␈α⊂most␈α⊂of␈α⊂Carter's␈α⊂plan␈α∂to␈α⊂reform␈α⊂electricity␈α⊂pricing.␈α⊂     Only␈α⊂shreds␈α⊂of␈α∂the
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓President's␈α⊂utility␈α⊂plan␈α⊂survived.␈α⊂Sen.␈α⊂Henry␈α⊂Jackson,␈α⊂D-Wash.,␈α⊂the␈α⊂panel␈α⊂chairman,␈α⊂called␈α⊂the
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓utility␈α⊂rate␈α∂proposal␈α⊂an␈α⊂unwarranted␈α∂intrusion␈α⊂into␈α⊂state␈α∂regulation.␈α⊂     The␈α⊂committee␈α∂dropped
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓provisions␈α⊂that␈α⊂would␈α⊃have␈α⊂ended␈α⊂discounts␈α⊃for␈α⊂large␈α⊂industries␈α⊃and␈α⊂mandated␈α⊂lower␈α⊃prices␈α⊂for
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓household␈αelectricity␈α
use␈αduring␈αo≥-peak␈α
hours.␈α     In␈αanother␈α
energy␈αdevelopment,␈α
Federal␈αEnergy
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓Administrator␈α∞John␈α∞F.␈α∂ O'Leary␈α∞told␈α∞a␈α∂Senate␈α∞Commerce␈α∞subcommittee␈α∂that␈α∞''one␈α∞or␈α∂perhaps␈α∞two''
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓pipelines␈α∞may␈α∞be␈α∞needed␈α∞to␈α∞carry␈α∞surplus␈α∞Alaska␈α∞oil␈α∞from␈α∞the␈α∞West␈α∞Coast␈α∞to␈α∞the␈α∞interior.␈α
     The
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓panel␈αis␈αconsidering␈αlegislation␈αto␈αexpedite␈αfederal␈αapproval␈αof␈αa␈αpipeline␈αplan␈αto␈αthe␈αdistribute␈αthe
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓oil␈α⊂once␈α⊂it␈α⊃reaches␈α⊂western␈α⊂terminals.␈α⊂     West␈α⊃Coast␈α⊂re≡neries␈α⊂can␈α⊂process␈α⊃only␈α⊂half␈α⊂of␈α⊃the␈α⊂1.2
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓million␈α∂barrels␈α∂that␈α∂will␈α∂be␈α∞arriving␈α∂a␈α∂day␈α∂beginning␈α∂in␈α∞March␈α∂by␈α∂ship␈α∂from␈α∂the␈α∂Alaskan␈α∞North
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓Slope␈α∂≡elds.␈α⊂     Until␈α∂the␈α⊂new␈α∂pipelines␈α∂are␈α⊂built,␈α∂tankers␈α⊂will␈α∂carry␈α∂the␈α⊂surplus␈α∂to␈α⊂Gulf␈α∂Coast
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓re≡neries.␈α     Also␈αon␈αWednesday,␈αa␈αgroup␈αof␈αscientists␈αurged␈αCongress␈αto␈αignore␈αthe␈αPresident␈αand
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓continue␈αwork␈αon␈αthe␈αnuclear␈αbreeder␈αpower␈αplant␈αproject␈αat␈αClinch␈αRiver,␈αTenn.␈α     Spokesmen␈αfor
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓Scientists␈α
and␈α
Engineers␈α
for␈α
Secure␈α
Energy␈α
told␈α
a␈α
news␈α
conference␈α
the␈α
arguments␈α∞against␈α
further
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓funds␈αfor␈αthe␈αproject␈αare␈αstrained␈αand␈αarti≡cial.␈α     Carter␈αwants␈αto␈αstop␈αconstruction␈αof␈αthe␈αproject
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓on␈α∀the␈α∀grounds␈α∀that␈α∃its␈α∀production␈α∀of␈α∀nuclear␈α∃weapons-grade␈α∀plutonium␈α∀could␈α∀lead␈α∃to␈α∀arms
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓proliferation.␈α
Even␈α
without␈α
the␈α
breeder␈α
reactor,␈α
he␈α
says,␈α
there␈α
is␈α
still␈α
time␈α
to␈α
explore␈α
and␈αdevelop␈α
ways
␈↓ ↓H␈↓αProfessor Miro M. Todorovich␈↓ ¬LSeptember 17, 1977␈↓ 
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␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓to␈αmeet␈α
future␈αpower␈αneeds.␈α
     But␈αhalting␈α
work␈αat␈αClinch␈α
River,␈αsaid␈αMiro␈α
M.␈αTodorovich␈α
of␈αthe
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓City␈α⊃University␈α∩of␈α⊃New␈α∩York,␈α⊃is␈α∩like␈α⊃saying␈α∩Americans␈α⊃should␈α∩have␈α⊃declined␈α∩to␈α⊃use␈α∩the␈α⊃steam
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓locomotive␈α∞while␈α∞groping␈α∞to␈α∞discover␈α∞the␈α∞diesal␈α∞engine.␈α∞     The␈α∞House␈α∞is␈α∞tentatively␈α∞set␈α∞to␈α∞vote␈α∞on
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓continued␈α
appropriations␈α
for␈α
the␈α
Clinch␈α
River␈α
project␈α
before␈α
the␈α
weekend.␈α
     0309aED␈α
09-15␈α
 -␈α
-␈α
-␈α
-
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓- -

␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓a218␈α∀ 1102␈α∀ 15␈α∀Sep␈α∪77␈α∀PM-Energy␈α∀Rdp,␈α∀1st␈α∪Ld,␈α∀a022,250␈α∀URGENT␈α∀By␈α∀JIM␈α∪LUTHER
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓Associated␈αPress␈αWriter␈α
    WASHINGTON␈α(AP)␈α-␈αEnergy␈α
Secretary␈αJames␈αSchlesinger␈α
was␈αtold
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓∨atly␈α⊃today␈α⊃that␈α∩the␈α⊃Senate␈α⊃Finance␈α⊃Committee␈α∩will␈α⊃not␈α⊃approve␈α⊃President␈α∩Carter's␈α⊃energy-tax
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓program␈αunless␈αthe␈αPresident␈αdrops␈αhis␈αplan␈α
to␈αrebate␈α he␈αmoney␈αto␈αtaxpayers.␈α     Schlesinger,␈α
after
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓receiving␈α
the␈α
bad␈α∞news␈α
from␈α
Committee␈α∞Chairman␈α
Russell␈α
B.␈α∞Long,␈α
D-La.,␈α
said␈α∞the␈α
administration
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓still␈α∩seeks␈α∪approval␈α∩of␈α∪Carter's␈α∩proposals.␈α∪     But␈α∩he␈α∩opened␈α∪the␈α∩possibility␈α∪of␈α∩support␈α∪for␈α∩a
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓multibillion-dollar␈αfund␈αto␈αhelp␈αenergy␈αcompanies␈αincrease␈αproduction.␈α     In␈αmore␈αthan␈αthree␈αhours
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓of␈αtestimony␈αbefore␈αthe␈αtax-writing␈αcommittee,␈αSchlesinger␈αheard␈αsupport␈αfor␈αthe␈αCarter␈αpackage␈αonly
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓from␈α
Sen.␈αDaniel␈α
P.␈α
Moynihan,␈αD-N.Y.␈α
     Long␈α
told␈αSchlesinger:␈α
''This␈α
committee␈αis␈α
not␈α
going␈αto
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓vote␈α⊂for␈α∂these␈α⊂big␈α∂taxes␈α⊂.␈α⊂.␈α∂.␈α⊂unless␈α∂that␈α⊂money␈α∂is␈α⊂to␈α⊂be␈α∂used␈α⊂for␈α∂getting␈α⊂more␈α⊂energy.''␈α∂    Long
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓conceded␈α∂the␈α∂panel␈α∂might␈α∂allow␈α∂some␈α∂''rebate''␈α∂for␈α∂the␈α∂poor.␈α∂ But␈α∂most␈α∂of␈α∂the␈α∂money␈α∂should␈α∂go␈α∂to
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓energy␈α
producers,␈α
he␈α
said.␈α
     Long␈α
referred␈α
to␈αtwo␈α
proposed␈α
taxes␈α
that␈α
are␈α
central␈α
to␈αCarter's␈α
energy
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓program.␈αOne␈αtax␈αwould␈αbe␈αaimed␈αat␈αforcing␈αutilities␈αand␈αindustries␈αto␈αswitch␈αfrom␈αoil␈αand␈αnatural
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓gas␈α⊃to␈α⊃coal.␈α∩     The␈α⊃other,␈α⊃to␈α∩be␈α⊃imposed␈α⊃on␈α⊃all␈α∩domestic␈α⊃crude␈α⊃oil,␈α∩would␈α⊃be␈α⊃aimed␈α∩at␈α⊃forcing
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓conservation␈α
by␈αraising␈α
U.S.␈αprices␈α
to␈α
the␈αworld␈α
level.␈αBut␈α
to␈α
protect␈αthe␈α
economy␈αfrom␈α
such␈α
a␈αlarge
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓drain,␈α∞Carter␈α
wants␈α∞to␈α
give␈α∞virtually␈α
all␈α∞that␈α
money␈α∞back␈α
through␈α∞the␈α
income-tax␈α∞system.␈α
     Long
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓enthusiastically␈α⊃endorsed␈α⊃an␈α⊃idea␈α⊃advanced␈α⊃by␈α⊃former␈α⊃Vice␈α⊃President␈α⊃Nelson␈α∩Rockefeller,␈α⊃under
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓which␈α
the␈α∞federal␈α
government␈α∞would␈α
create␈α∞a␈α
fund␈α∞to␈α
help␈α∞the␈α
development␈α∞of␈α
new␈α∞energy␈α
sources.
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓Schlesinger␈α∩promised␈α⊃to␈α∩take␈α⊃up␈α∩that␈α∩proposal␈α⊃with␈α∩Carter.␈α⊃ Presumably,␈α∩if␈α∩the␈α⊃administration
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓endorsed␈α∪such␈α∪a␈α∪plan,␈α∪Congress␈α∪might␈α∪approve␈α∪it␈α∪rather␈α∪than␈α∪taking␈α∪the␈α∪''rebate''␈α∪money␈α∪for
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓production␈αincentives.␈α     A␈αgroup␈αof␈αSouthern␈αand␈αMidwestern␈αgovernors␈αcriticized␈αthe␈αPresident's
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓energy␈αplan,␈αnow␈αshorn␈αof␈αa␈αproposal␈αto␈αreform␈αthe␈αway␈αutilities␈αcharge␈αfor␈αelectricty.␈α     Oklahoma
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓Gov.: 2nd graf.      1405pED 09-15 ***************

␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓a301␈α∂ 1927␈α⊂ 16␈α∂Sep␈α∂77␈α⊂AM-Nuclear,320␈α∂By␈α∂ARTHUR␈α⊂L.␈α∂GAVSHON␈α∂Associated␈α⊂Press␈α∂Writer
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓LONDON␈α∂(AP)␈α⊂-␈α∂The␈α∂Carter␈α⊂administration␈α∂is␈α∂inviting␈α⊂some␈α∂30␈α∂countries␈α⊂to␈α∂send␈α⊂delegates␈α∂to
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓Washington␈α∪next␈α∪month␈α∀for␈α∪talks␈α∪on␈α∀a␈α∪safer␈α∪international␈α∀system␈α∪to␈α∪develop␈α∀nuclear␈α∪energy,
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓diplomats␈αhere␈αsaid␈αFriday.␈α     Allied,␈αCommunist␈αand␈α
neutral␈αnations␈αare␈αbeing␈αasked␈αto␈αtake␈α
part
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓in␈αwhat␈αthe␈αinvitations␈αrefer␈αto␈αas␈αan␈α''International␈αNuclear␈αFuel␈αCycle␈αEvaluation␈αProgram,''␈αthe
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓informants␈α∞said.␈α∞     The␈α∞program␈α∞calls␈α∞for␈α∞studies,␈α∞expected␈α∞to␈α∞last␈α∞at␈α∞least␈α∞two␈α∞years,␈α∞to␈α
develop
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓nuclear␈α
fuels␈α
that␈α
would␈α
not␈α
necessarily␈α
yield␈α
plutonium,␈α
the␈α
element␈α
that␈α
can␈α
be␈α
used␈α
to␈αmake␈α
atomic
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓bombs.␈α     Word␈αof␈αthe␈αU.S.␈αinitiative␈αcame␈αfour␈αdays␈αbefore␈αa␈αmeeting␈αof␈αthe␈αLondon-based␈αNuclear
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓Suppliers␈αGroup,␈αcomposed␈αof␈α15␈αcountries␈αthat␈αexport␈αthe␈αtools,␈αfuels␈αand␈αthe␈αknow-how␈αneeded␈αfor
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓nuclear␈α∞power␈α∂reactors.This␈α∞group␈α∂sets␈α∞guidelines␈α∂and␈α∞rules␈α∞for␈α∂sales␈α∞in␈α∂the␈α∞nuclear␈α∂≡eld.␈α∞     At
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓least␈αfour␈αCommunist␈αcountries␈α-␈αthe␈αSoviet␈αUnion,␈αEast␈αGermany,␈αPoland␈αand␈αCzechoslovakia␈α-␈αare
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓on␈αthe␈αU.S.␈αinvitation␈αlist␈αfor␈αthe␈αWashington␈αconference,␈αthe␈αdiplomats␈αsaid.␈α     They␈αsaid␈αthey␈αdid
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓not␈αknow␈αif␈αChina,␈α
which␈αis␈αdeveloping␈αits␈αown␈α
nuclear␈αarsenal,␈αwas␈αinvited.␈αPresident␈α
Carter␈αsaid
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓in␈αan␈αinterview␈αlast␈α
July␈αhe␈αhas␈αbeen␈αin␈α
touch␈αwith␈αthe␈αChinese␈αon␈α
the␈αsubject␈αand␈αhe␈α
believed␈αthey
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓shared␈α∞his␈α∞goal␈α
of␈α∞limiting␈α∞the␈α
spread␈α∞of␈α∞atomic␈α
weapons␈α∞and␈α∞the␈α
ultimate␈α∞removal␈α∞of␈α∞all␈α
nuclear
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓arsenals␈αfrom␈αthe␈αearth.␈α     All␈α14␈αof␈αAmerica's␈αfellow-members␈αof␈αthe␈αNuclear␈αSuppliers␈αGroup␈αare
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓expected␈α∞to␈α∞attend␈α∞the␈α∞Washington␈α∞talks.␈α∞They␈α∞are␈α∞Britain,␈α∞France,␈α∞West␈α∞Germany,␈α∞Japan,␈α∞Italy,
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓Canada,␈α
Holland,␈α
Denmark,␈α
the␈α
Soviet␈α
Union,␈α
East␈α
Germany,␈α
Poland,␈α
Czechoslovakia,␈α
Sweden␈αand
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓Switzerland.␈α
     Other␈α
countries␈αinvited␈α
included␈α
Brazil␈α
and␈αPakistan␈α
which,␈α
against␈αU.S.␈α
objections,
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓approved␈α
controversial␈α
deals␈α
with␈α
West␈α
Germany␈αand␈α
France␈α
for␈α
the␈α
purchase␈α
of␈α
complete␈αnuclear
␈↓ ↓H␈↓αProfessor Miro M. Todorovich␈↓ ¬LSeptember 17, 1977␈↓ 
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␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓reprocessing␈αplants.␈α     The␈αinformants␈αsaid␈αthey␈αhave␈αnot␈αseen␈αthe␈αfull␈αlist␈αof␈αgovernments␈αinvited
␈↓ ↓H␈↓↓to the Washington conference.      2230pED 09-16 ***************