President Lyndon B. Johnson today indicated that he is mindful of American cooperative efforts with Israel to perfect nuclear desalination and asked Congress for a substantial increase in the government’s programs to find economical means to desalt water.
In a letter to Congress requesting new spending authority, the President said “we must spare no effort” in learning how to turn salt water into pure water. One aspect of the research he initiated is the program now under way in Israel to build a nuclear desalting facility. To stimulate further international cooperation, he said, he will call together a symposium of interested nations in October to exchange information on desalting technology. Israel will be among the countries expected to participate.
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