THE SECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON Hersh 3 1951 IEPDRAHDUM FOR THE Subject Israeli Reactor You will be interested to 1mm that on February 26 Hr Theodore Kollek Director General of Prime Minister Ben-Gurion'e office informed Assistant Louie Jonee that he one no reaeon visit by a qualified ricer observer to the new Israeli reactor could not take place during the month of Herch Hr Kollek has long been one of Ben Gurion'e princi pal advisers and preambly was speaking authoritatively He is in this country on a quick fwd-raising vieit we are continuing to follow this matter oloeely Our Special for Atomic Emery Hr Farley is seeking in advance to locate a qualified Amarioen observer who will be ready to go to Israel when we receive the green light from Tel Aviv WM Dean Reel-c DECLASSIFIED E O 12958 G 3 5 b Demumn ee' Jemima 91mm