TREO £5 SUBJECT s 85 Swe eer ee ee Department of State - ADVANCE NOTIFICATION TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CANADA OF U.S. ATOMIC TESTS ¥ I refer to your memorandum of October 13, 1952, concerning the proposal that the U.K. be notified in advance for the forthcoming IVY test. It is the understanding of the Commiasion that the Department of Defense has concurred in this proposal. I am authorised to inform you that the Commission concurs dn this proposal with the suggestion that the U.K. could be inf:ormed in the near future that the IVY test is planned for the early part of November. BEST COPYAVAILABLE AE AEC HBS 26 te CC: Secretariat ' reuhe hd mubat 455fo, Jobn A. Hall STPENT ~ DERASTMIELT OF 77 ’ PERCYBECT SERIE AION BTL 8 ute vie rhshn. omeSEE Be ZNO RIVES L: AUTHORITY: AOD NAME: aoa ; Sr FE oe TEE aeeee — Bm SS..Aaa3 OTT ee, Para Toi!298 abiqvay v a8 seer €8 TI0 inner Ean 4+327-)/262-5 /8 s