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sell government property under the respective controlling governmeat con-
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of making a large number of souvenir photographs by reason of stsff limitations. Furthermore, it was not clear thit such contractor personnel could
tracts,
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No major legal problems arose during the operation.
A few cliuim
questions were raised but they were not submitted for formal processing
One of these claims raiscd a long-standing question as to the
method of handling of claims made by DOD and DOD-contractor personnel
fer loss or damage to personal possessions under the control of AEC conFor example, DOD personnel assigned to TG 7.1 arrange
for transportation of their possessions through the J-1 Section (LASL personnel), who in turn use the services of H&N personrel and transportation
facilities. If personal possessions are lost or damaged during control by
either contractor, against whom should the claim be made?
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The editorial review and related aspects of formal technical QVT) reports have been diversified for Operation Redwing into four maior responsi+ bilities. The Military Weapon Effects test reports are the responsibility of
TU-3. Task Unit 4 test reports are the responsibility of SC. Reports on
UCRL participation are the responsibility of UCRL. The remainder are the
responsibility of LASL.
*The preparation of special internal reports for each individual detonation might be expedited on future operations if the staff of the TG 7.1 Classification Office were made responsible for their preparation. If such an
arrangement were approved, the two LASL Staff Members in the Classifica-
tion and Security Liaison Office of TG 7.1 would handle the work with the
only increase in staff that of two male typists.
Typing assistance is needed
in the Classification Office whether or not the additional responsibility is
given to that office. By such assignment of this function in the planning
staze of a future operation, the classification staff could do much of the
preliminary drafting of the report so that the operational units would have
less interruption to their work during the actual test period. Inasmuch as
the Classification Office staff maintains a continuing contact with most units,
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*It is proposed that in a future operation the AEC arrange for H&N to
prepare and sell such souvenir photographs. Unclassified official negatives
could be lomred to HEN for duplication and preparation of prints.
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