73 Minute from Moodie¹ to Davis²

Canberra, 27 August 1965

Confidential

Atomic Intelligence

Timbs telephoned me from AAEC in Sydney, referring to our discussions several weeks ago.

2. I gathered from our necessarily guarded conversation that Timbs had had a discussion with a French engineer whom he described as competent and hard-headed. This French engineer had said:
   1. the French had completed the plutonium re-processing plant in Israel;
   2. the Chinese were making materials available to Indonesia for the explosion of an atomic bomb.

[matter omitted]

[NAA: A1838, 919/12/10 part 1]

• 1 C.T. Moodie, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Division IV, Department of External Affairs.
• 2 O.L. Davis, Assistant Secretary, Joint Intelligence Committee, Department of External Affairs.