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IAEA_PersRefl.qxd 10.01.2003 11:03 Uhr Seite 1 I n t e Also available: r n a History of the International Atomic Energy Agency: t The First Forty Years i o by David Fischer n (18 ✕ 24 cm; 550 pp.) a l A t I The text of the history covers the period from the time of o NTERNATIONAL m the "Atoms for Peace” speech by President Eisenhower A at the General Assembly of the United Nations ic TOMIC in December 1953 to the end of 1997. E The author assesses the main achievements and setbacks in n E NERGY the history of the IAEAand what can be learnt from them. e r He discusses how far the organization has met its original aims. g A David Fischer took part in the negotiations on y GENCY the Statute of the IAEAin Washington in the mid-1950s and A served on the Preparatory Commission for the Agency. g From 1957 to 1976 he was the Agency’s Director for e n External Relations and subsequently Assistant Director General. c In 1981 and 1982 he acted as consultant to the Director General y Personal Reflections : and since then has frequently provided consultant services to the IAEA. He is the author of several books on P e nuclear safeguards and non-proliferation issues. r s o n a l R e f l e c t A fortieth anniversary publication i o ISBN 92–0–102497–5 n s IAEA_PersRefl.qxd 10.01.2003 11:03 Uhr Seite 2 The ‘temporary’ In 1979, the Austrian headquarters of Government and the IAEAin the City of Vienna the Grand Hotel, on completed construction the Ringstrasse in of the Vienna central Vienna. International Centre The Agency remained (VIC), next to the there for some Donaupark, which twenty years, until 1979. became the permanent home of the IAEAand other UN organizations. Austria generously made the buildings and facilities at the VIC available at the ‘peppercorn’ rent of one Austrian Schilling a year. IAEA_PersRefl.qxd 10.01.2003 11:03 Uhr Seite 2 The ‘temporary’ In 1979, the Austrian headquarters of Government and the IAEAin the City of Vienna the Grand Hotel, on completed construction the Ringstrasse in of the Vienna central Vienna. International Centre The Agency remained (VIC), next to the there for some Donaupark, which twenty years, until 1979. became the permanent home of the IAEAand other UN organizations. Austria generously made the buildings and facilities at the VIC available at the ‘peppercorn’ rent of one Austrian Schilling a year. INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS I N T E R N AT I O N A L AT O M I C E N E R G Y A G E N C Y: P E R S O N A L R E F L E C T I O N S VIC Library Cataloguing in Publication Data International Atomic Energy Agency : personal reflections. — Vienna : The Agency,1997. p. ; 24 cm. “AFortieth Anniversary Publication.” ISBN 92–0–102497–5 Includes bibliographical references. 1. International Atomic Energy Agency—Personal narratives. I.International Atomic Energy Agency. VICL 92-00173 © IAEA1997 Permission to reproduce or translate the information contained in this publication may be obtained by writing to: Division of Publications International Atomic Energy Agency Wagramerstrasse 5 P.O. Box 100 A-1400 Vienna Austria STI/PUB/1033 ISBN 92–0–102497–5 Printed by the IAEAin Austria September 1997 P E R S O N A L R E F L E C T I O N S PREFACE by the Director General of the IAEA This set of personal recollections reflect a variety of views from twenty- five people who have played major roles in shaping the policies of the IAEAor have made notable contributions to its work at different periods ofits history. They provide individual insights — often from a rarely available insider’s perspective — into particular aspects of the development of an international organization and thus complement the History of the IAEA written by David Fischer. It is worth recalling that the IAEA occupies a special place amongst organizations in the United Nations family in that part of its work is directly related to peace and security in the world through the verification of com- mitments by States to use nuclear material and installations exclusively for peaceful purposes. It has direct access to the Security Council and it reports directly each year to the General Assembly. This ‘safeguards’ responsibility is combined with a mandate to promote the peaceful uses of nuclear energy — in such fields as a nuclear power, nuclear and radiation safety, and applications of radiation and isotope techniques in agriculture, human health and hydrology. The articles in this collection illustrate some of the complexities involved in the work of an international organization, where the Governing Bodies consist of over a hundred Member States, with different levels of industrial development, different political outlooks and different interests in the benefits of nuclear energy or concerns about the spread of nuclear weapons. The views expressed in the articles are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the IAEAor of its Member States. I would like to take this opportunity to pay special tribute to my prede- cessor as Director General of the IAEA, Sigvard Eklund, to whose outstanding leadership over a period of twenty years much of the successful development of the IAEAis due — a fact that clearly emerges from the contributions in this book. We hope that he will ensure that his own rich recollections will be pub- lished. I would like to thank all the authors of the articles in this book for their contributions, which I trust readers will find as enjoyable as I have. Hans Blix

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