39. Letter From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Anderson) to the Commissioner of the Atomic Energy Commission (Murray)1
My Dear Commissioner Murray the direction of the President your views regarding a moratorium on the testing of large thermonuclear weapons, as set forth in your letter to the President of March 14, 1955,2 have been fully considered by the agencies concerned, and the consensus is that it would not be to our interest to make such a proposal at this time.3
The President has asked me to advise you that he has approved the above-mentioned consensus of agency views. The President has, however, directed me to forward your proposal to Governor Stassen, Special Assistant to the President on Disarmament, for further consideration in connection with his current disarmament studies.
The President has expressed his appreciation of the deep concern for the peace of the world that has moved you to bring your proposal to his attention. He wishes to assure you that we will not cease to explore all avenues which offer hope of a solution to the threat of atomic destruction.
Sincerely yours,
- Source: Eisenhower Library, Sp. Asst. for Nat. Sec. Affairs Records. Top Secret.↩
- Document 15.↩
- For the account of the meeting of the NSC Planning Board, see Document 18.↩
- Printed from a copy that bears this typed signature.↩