WELL AS WHERE EXISTING PROGRAMS AND STUDIES OVERLAP.

ABOVE ALL, WE MUST BE SURE THAT OUR EFFORTS RESPOND TO THE

NEEDS OF THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THAT OUR EFFORTS HELP

MAKE THESE COUNTRIES MORE SELF-RELIANT, NOT MORE DEPENDENT

ON IMPORTED TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODS.

THE UNITED STATES DEFINES COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION

IN THE BROADEST SENSE, INCLUDING ALL THE WAYS THAT WORDS,

IMAGES AND DATA ARE DELIVERED TO PEOPLE. THIS REFLECTS THE

GROWING RECOGNITION THAT TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION ARE

BREAKING DOWN THE TRADITIONAL SEPARATIONS IN THE DELIVERY OF

INFORMATION AND THROUGH WHAT MECHANISM. MY DELEGATION

BELIEVES THAT ALL OF THE INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE UN SYSTEM

AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL BODIES WITH AN INTEREST IN THIS

RAPIDLY CHANGING FIELD, SHOULD BE INVOLVED WITH THE DEVELOPED

AND THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN THIS ENDEAVOR.

AS WE PREPARE FOR THE APRIL INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETING,

MR. CHAIRMAN, I HOPE THAT ALL DELEGATES WILL GIVE CARE

FUL CONSIDERATION TO FINDING A WAY TO ESTABLISH

AN INTERNATIONAL VEHICLE THAT EMBODIES THESE REALISTIC

OBJECTIVES AS ITS FIRST STEP. FOR IT IS THE VIEW OF MY

GOVERNMENT THAT UNTIL MEANS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED TO STUDY

AND GAIN A MARKEDLY BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS AND

AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR DEVELOPMENT,

SIGNIFICANT AND MEANINGFUL PROGRESS CANNOT BE EASILY

ACHIEVED.

MR. CHAIRMAN, THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE IN THE DEBATE

ON THIS ITEM LAST YEAR, REFERRING TO THE SPIRIT OF COOPERA

TION WHICH HAD JUST MADE POSSIBLE AN IMPORTANT AGREEMENT ON

MASS MEDIA AT THE UNESCO CONFERENCE, URGED THAT WE PROCEED

IN THE SAME ATMOSPHERE OF TOLERANCE, FOREBEARANCE AND

MUTUAL RESPECT. I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE THAT CALL,

FCR IT IS ONLY THROUGH SUCH AN APPROACH THAT WE CAN OVER

COME OBSTACLES AND BUILD AN EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION TO

ELIMINATE THE GLOBAL IMBALANCES AND OTHER PROBLEMS THAT

EXIST IN THE FIELD OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

STATEMENT BY CONGRESSMAN LARRY WINN, JR., UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 34TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY PLENARY MEETING ON THE REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, NOVEMBER 2, 1979

Mr. President,

On behalf of the United States Government I would like to thank Dr. Eklund for his many years of leadership and dedication to the goals of the International Atomic Energy Agency. My government considers the IAEA an international organization which is essential to us all, and we put the highest priority on its program of bringing the peaceful uses of atomic energy to mankind while guarding against any diversion to military purposes.

This period since the Three Mile Island accident
has been a difficult one for nuclear power in the United
States; however, we continue to believe that nuclear
energy will make an important contribution, both in our
country and in other parts of the globe, to the world's
energy supply. It is obvious to us that more work needs
to be done in the area of nuclear safety and we strongly
support the Director General's efforts to expand and
strengthen the Agency's nuclear safety program. Respond-
ing to Dr. Eklund's appeal for voluntary contributions
for this purpose, the United States has made available
an expert to the IAEA and other contributions are under
consideration. We urge that those member states able to

contribute do so.

I would like to reiterate the strong support by'

the United States for the Agency's safeguards program which is a vital cornerstone to the non-proliferation efforts of all nations. Without the continuing support and cooperation of all LAEA members in assuring the success of the LAEA safeguards program, our efforts to promote the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, indeed the peace and security of the world, could be jeopardized.

We call on

our fellow members to augment their support for the safeguards effort and to cooperate with the Agency in assuring adequate application of safeguards.

We welcome the adherence by several countries to the Non-Proliferation Treaty during this year. We believe that this shows the international community's support for non-proliferation and for the widest possible acceptance of IAEA safeguards. We would urge all countries to adhere to the Treaty, particularly as we prepare for the 1980 Review Conference.

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The dual effort to assure that nuclear power is available to meet energy needs and to minimize the risks of nuclear proliferation calls for the maximum possible mutual understanding and communication. Thus we greatly appreciate the IAEA role in hosting and facilitating the International

Nuclear Fuel Cycle Evaluation.

This has been a most.

constructive effort. We believe the IAEA is the appropriate focus for follow-up action related to the INFCE study.

The US recognizes the importance and has contributed to the IAEA's technical assistance program which helps to assure that the developing countries derive the full benefits of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy in agriculture, medicine and electric power development. The high priority

that the developing country members place on the Agency's technical assistance program is testimony to the valuable contribution which the Agency is making.

In this connection my delegation would also like to comment briefly on the proposal to convene an international conference on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy contained

in A/34/L.10.

The United States strongly favours and actively participate: in efforts to strengthen cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy in a manner that takes non-proliferation considerations fully into account. We do not believe, however, that convening yet another international conference, under the auspices of the United Nations system, on the question of

the peaceful uses of nuclear energy is warranted.