actionon monitoring is recorded until after the Commission began
agitating for action in the spring of 1947. Responsibility was not
fixed on the U.S. Air Forces until September 5, and only on November 12 was the Commission notified by the Air Forces that they
had that responsibility. He pointed out the disturbing parallel to
the radar monitoring at Pearl Harbor.
General Groves advised that staffing of the program was proceeding and that General Hagenberger had been placed in charge
as General Kepner'sdeputy. Dr. Ellis Johnson, who is recommendedby Dr. Hafstad and Dr, Bush, is being sought to direct research
and development, and General Griswold is being sought to head Operations, Mr. Strauss inquired whether it would be advisable to
recommend appointment of a civilian or retired officer to head the
detection program, under the supervision of the Air Force, to insure continuity of direction. He inquired further whether the ref-
erence in the charter of the program to ‘‘atomic explosions’’ did
not place too strict a limitation on the activities of the project.
General Brereton stated these suggestions would require exploration before any position could be taken,
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Mr. Lilienthal reported that the American members of the
CPC had met on Monday; present were Mr. Forrestal, Mr. Lovett
Dr. Bush, and Mr. Lilienthal.
Agreement in principle had been
reached and a paper on the American position in the forthcoming
negotiations with Canada and the United Kingdom was drafted in
accordance withthis agreement. The State Department had undertakento advise the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Chairman of the Joint Committee.
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f. General Brereton announced that he and Admiral Ofstie would
attend the forthcoming meeting of the Commission’s Industrial Advisory Group.