§ 50. Mr. Sorensenasked the Prime Minister whether he will press for an earlier meeting than next summer of the proposed international conference of scientists on atomic energy.
§ The Prime MinisterI am assured that preparations for the conference cannot be completed satisfactorily before July of next year.
§ Mr. SorensenDoes the Prime Minister appreciate that, in view of the public desire for factual information as to the after-effects of nuclear explosion, it is desirable to get some information long before the meeting next summer and cannot he expedite it on that consideration?
§ The Prime MinisterWe are doing all we can to accelerate the discussion, but various authorities have to be consulted. They are pressing on, I think, but it is astonishing what a lot of talk there is about all these matters once we enter upon them.