CERN to Cross Border Into France

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CERN COURIER ARCHIVE: 1963

A look back to CERN Courier vol. 3, January 1963 LOOKING AHEAD CERN to cross border into France

The 23rd session of CERN Council was held on 19 December 1962, under the presidency THE ORGANIZATION of Mr Jean Willems (Belgium). The president CERN in a nutshell opened the session by a tribute to the memory of Prof. Niels Bohr, one of the The European Organization for Nuclear founders of CERN, who died on 18 November. Research (CERN) came into being in 1954 Commenting on the progress report of the as a cooperative enterprise among Organization, Prof. V F Weisskopf, the Director- European governments in order to regain a general, stated that “1962 was a decisive year first-rank position in nuclear science. At for CERN…which now has a healthy scientific present it is supported by 13 Member programme exploiting reasonably well the States, with contributions according to their opportunities of the two accelerators, within national revenues: Austria (1.92 %), the limits of our present state of development”. Belgium (3.78), Denmark (2.05), Federal In a statement concerning the programme Republic of Germany (22.47), France and budget, however, Prof. Weisskopf issued (18.34), Greece (0.60), Italy (10.65), a warning, pointing out that the success of our The size of the new experimental hall in the Netherlands (3.87), Norway (1.46), Spain laboratory does not mean that its facilities are East area of the PS can be seen in this aerial (3.36), Sweden (4.18), Switzerland (3.15), fully exploited. Because of insufficient view of a snow-covered CERN. The area of United Kingdom (24.17). Contributions for spending in the last few years, much more land offered by the French government 1963 total 92.5 million Swiss francs. financial support than is even now proposed stretches towards the top of the picture. The character and aims of the would be needed to make the fullest use of all Organization are defined in its Convention the research possibilities offered at present. 1.7 million from miscellaneous receipts. as follows: The Organization shall provide The Member States which brought CERN Contributions from Member States amount for collaboration among European States in into being and encouraged it to build the therefore to 92.5 million Swiss francs. nuclear research of a pure scientific and accelerators that are now working, he Another important development was the fundamental character, and in research suggested, should support the exploitation of Council’s approval in principle of an extension essentially related thereto. The CERN in the same spirit as they fully supported of the CERN site into French territory. “CERN Organization shall have no concern with its construction. Our laboratory, which is at the could be the first international organization work for military requirements and the centre of Europe in the field of high-energy with a site extending on either side of an results of its experimental and theoretical physics, must not fall behind similar international frontier”, declared Mr. François work shall be published or otherwise made laboratories elsewhere in the world, and its de Rose, Ministre plénipotentiaire of France. generally available. capacity of exploitation must not be restrained This new move had its origin as early as ● This information appeared at the front of if it is not to become a second-rate institution. 1958, when the then Director-general, each issue of CERN Courier in the 1960s. The Director-general also stated that as Prof. C J Bakker, expressed the fear that CERN CERN is part of this situation it must fulfil the might lack space on its present site. A survey demands for more and better opportunities of of the surrounding area subsequently showed in 1953. The Swiss authorities have already work, and more scientific material for study that the most favourable direction for been approached by the French and have and exploitation, by the rapidly growing expansion would be on to French territory. An reacted favourably to this proposal to extend number of European scientists entering the approach was made through the French CERN across the frontier. field and anxious to contribute to it. As now delegation, and at this meeting of Council the CERN’s use of the area that has been offered foreseen, a full exploitation of CERN would delegates of France gave the news that their poses some problems of a practical, diplomatic require 2200 or more personnel (staff, fellows Government is willing to put at CERN’s and administrative nature, both between CERN and visitors) against the 1450 it has now. disposal an area of land in the Commune of and France and between France and Voting the budget for 1963, the Council St. Genis (Department of Ain), immediately Switzerland. It is estimated that it will be about authorized CERN to spend 94.2 million Swiss adjoining the present site. This land, one year before CERN can take possession of francs in 1963 to pursue its basic research in alongside the main road from Geneva to Lyon, the new ground. Building work could then be nuclear physics. The sum corresponds to an would have an area of about 40 hectares started on the section nearest to Switzerland; it increase of 13% over the budget voted for (100 acres), that is, about the same as that of will be some time, however, before the whole 1962, together with an allowance of 3.6% for the present CERN site, which was placed at area can be used for buildings of any size. price increases. From this should be deducted the disposal of the Organization by the Swiss ● Extracted from a two-page article.

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