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Sransaltted herewith are coplas of nemoranda by members of
ihe .tonle saergy yvomniusion .sshington staf? concerning
telephone calle on Uetober 31, luoe Cron Uley Hleir, dr.,
weshingten correspondent of “life aazine, ena ‘nno Hobolaz,
sshinj tor corressunient of Time.
(Lois otaccoved that che meworendua on the Lobuin,i, call sigtes
that Hobbin, ohencd about 4:1) vein. om Uctober 62 and in the
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& phone conversutiea with rerdin’y in che course of which
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accuracy within ono minute) is secret information affeoting the
national uefense. ihe fact that tne detonetion involved a thermo-~
nuclear device is “restricted data’ under tie Atomic unergy «ct,
of e secret classification, The . tonle |meorpy Commission and
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