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deal directly with other countries in supplying technical assistance. 

 There is an implied balancing of advantages to goals of individual 

 nations versus the anticipated advantages of a strengthened Interna- 

 tional Agency. 



Assuming that it is in the best interests of the United States and 

 world peace to see the Xonproliferation Treaty operate at full effec- 

 tiveness, it may now be time for the United States to reexamine the 

 present roles of bilateral agreements and of the International Agency 

 as the means for furnishing future technical assistance and incentives 

 for nuclear power. Channeling more U.S. aid through the IAEA could 

 be expected to strengthen the agency. However, to deemphasize the 

 present network of bilateral agreements with individual nations and 

 with multinational bodies such as Euratom would lose for the United 

 States the benefits associated with direct dealings. 



The United States supplying of technical assistance in nuclear 

 energy through direct agreements between the United States and other 

 nations, and groups of nations, has been successful and might well 

 provide a model for measures to accelerate research and development 

 for fusion and other new sources of energy. 



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