1.
MV MAN SHOVELS SNOW TILT TO SIGN OUTSIDE HOFBURG I.A.E.A. BUILDING
0.07

2.
MV TWO DELEGATES ARRIVE
0.11

3.
MV THREE MORE DELEGATES ARRIVE
0.17

4.
MV TWO DELEGATES ARRIVE
0.21

5.
MV PROF. EMELYANOV AND COLLEAGUES OUT OF CAR - PAN - ENTER BUILDING
0.35

6.
GV STREET SCENE
0.39



Initials DR/V/JF/FW



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Background: AFTER WALKING OUT OF THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY CONFERENCE IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA, LAST OCTOBER, PROFESSOR EMELYANOV, THE CHIEF SOVIET DELEGATE, RETURNED TO VIENNA FOR THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE ORGANISATION, OPENING ON FEBRUARY 27. HE LEFT THE CONFERENCE LAST YEAR AFTER A CONTROVERSY OVER THE ELECTION OF THE NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL, DR EKLUND, OF SWEDEN.

PROFESSOR EMELYANOV HAD EARLIER CLAIMED HE WOULD NOT RETURN, AND HAD EMPHASISED HE WOULD ASK HIS GOVERNMENT TO WITHDRAW FROM THE AGENCY. HIS APPEARANCE IN VIENNA HAS BEEN WELCOMED AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE ORGANISATION AS ASSIGN OF SOVIET READINESS TO COOPERATE.

THE SOVIET PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES IN VIENNA HAVE MAINTAINED NORMAL CONTACTS WITH THE AGENCY, BUT THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS IS THE FIRST MEETING BETWEEN THE NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL AND PROFESSOR EMELYANOV.

IT IS NOT YET KNOWN WHETHER A NEW SOVIET PERMANENT DELEGATE WILL BE APPOINTED TO THE AGENCY TO TAKE THE PLACE OF MR MOLOTOV, WHO HAS NOT BEEN FORMALLY RECALLED BY HIS GOVERNMENT. HIS NAME STILL APPEARS ON THE AGENCY'S LIST.