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to the terms of the Act it is “restricted data",

The nature of the data

is such that insofar as the design of the bomb itself or the secret of
its functioning is concerned publication could be permitted.

On the other

hand, this date may well have military significance which would require
retention of « olassified status.

It is recomasnded that the JCS letter on the Ewaluation Board
report be snswered by stipulating the deletions enumerated above, and by
requesting the JCS to indioate the military significance of the other factual
data in order to determine whether or not the dats must be retained in a
classified status.

In the latter instance, if classification must be

maintained, then the information in question would be “restricted data”.

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