emissmn' r men - - Authority 7 773% 3 Sage-s 11 0 of Te S Series a 5 535% j fW i 43s Repreduced from the Un'elassj ed Declassi eciatiimginge o he Nationgi Arehives- 7 I 1 Dm i g O ce and O rer DEPARTMENT Assessed in MET OF I is 7_ sgflon w assesses e 5 I km Febreewv '13 1961 seeds 15 - SUBJECT Inspection of Israel s i3 ems ciass n Changefciassify to i' i so - Fe PARTICIPANTS The Secretary sf seats mm svrahsm ermen of Esreel JUL 25% erdeehei Gesit Israel a 1 i REA Lewis Jones is eg ee Wiliiem s Haeiites em I '15 5 COPIES TO 0 - see e532 53 is gw f e- 3 @el sviv ffmg sgg x Ease 2 eg eg Louise - - Basis i ME 9 195 mm Thefseeretary esked AMbasseder Harman if he had received feriher were from his Gevernment regarding she new eteeic reactor soetheest e fBeersheba Ambassador Hermes replied shat Bee Geries is sell geese ef the Unite Sta es Gevernmens s interest see is entirely in-fever of a visit free regreseeEatives of a friendlg'poeer er fer that master a member of friendly powers Hermes said he seals see assure the Secretary that as seen as Ben-Gurion s preoccupation with the Cabinet csisis subsides and preeidieg he is returned to passe he will give she earliest attention to the qpestion ef are ieg a visit The Secretary replied that he feend this informatics very esceureging He underscored' nited Steses sensitivity on she subject which he said is intensified at the msmest because nuclear test discessions are about is begi a It eesld be as advsneege for the Espertmeet eo'be able to convey the Ambassador's asserenees to nited States regreseuietivesa Es intimated seas israelis complete essdor is this field be of geese importeece to the future reletienshiss of the two governments Ambassador Esrmse minimised she imeertanee of the reactor as a mg contemporary developmeet in the nuclear field stating thee it is only i% the process of becoming something see hat a period of tee er would elapse before is is completedos in r - 1 is ass asses f n