LISIFIED Ma 83152 Sf 5 CRET COVER SHEET 35 of 1 TOP SECRET comm NUIBEI 63-121-8 4 sum nr A'rncuzn nocunautm Origin subject mien am or other pertinent dam meg 26 1963 231 RE -T 111ng Eastern Nuclear CgpapuitieB r gems cum 2 COPY INFORMATION COW TELEGRAIS DESPITCHES m 8 NW N0 IF COPIES 5 FORWAROED J All ll or PERSON PREPARING 3 28 63 Date Top Secret Emma 5mm Tr ntomca sasnnuau um nmawen an nun on RELEASED READING SYIBOL 3 2 8 63 I 1 1 Mr Polk 'Isgp' 9 1 151% ml II 35 - m 1 54 11 I I I B'l'l ll g ED 821 12 - - N ABE tint 3nd 2 710 EPILE COPY le THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 8 TOP SECRET March 26 1963 NA TIONAL SECURITY ACTION MEMORANDUM NO 231 TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE CHAIRMAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE I SUBJECT Middle Eastern Nuclear Capabili es r esident desires as a matter of urgency that we und- -take every feasible measure to improve our intelligence on the Israeli nuclear program as well as other Israeli and I UAR advanced weapon programs and to arrive at a firmer evaluation of their import In this connection he wishes the next informal inspection of the Israeli reactor complex to be undertaken and to be as thorough as possible view of his great concern over the destabilizing impact of any sraeli or UAR progr looking toward the development of 1 clear weapons the President also wishes the Department of b are to develop proposals for forestalling such programs in particular we should develop plans for seeking clearer ass zrances from the governments concerned on this point and means of impressing upon them how seriously such a develop- ment would be regarded in this country 3 4 WW i McGeorge Bundy I up SECRET nus-- This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu