Oia radiological safety of all personnel in the Task Force, both military and civilian. lr. David E, Lilienthal, Chairman of the AEC, in replying to the paper requested that in certain instances the scientific Director be authorised to establish radiological safety requirements for AEC personnel in connection with certain critical tests. .f f at, Ideut. General Hull amd appreved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ~“ , In December this same Joint RadSafe Group, less Lt. Commander Campbell and now including Commander Thoms R. Fonick, USN of the AFSWP, - ~ x os ~ ab 4 RadSafe staff croup then prepared a dissent which was forwarded by at “? ws. prepared the radiological sifety plan which was to become Annax "J" of ww “yy \ ee with constructive criticisms by Briyadier General James deF, Barker, Field Order Number 1, Joint Task Force SEVEN, Considerable discussion centered aroun paragraph 1 of Annex "J" oe” S¥ LAX. The which states that radiological safety of all personnel is a command responsibility. This is considered to bo a fundamental rule in radio~ lorical safety work and places the monitor in an advisory capacity to the leader of any party working in a radioactive area, However, there were certain rules written into the plan in various places which greatly strengthened the position of the monitor by. renoving from the party leader any right to review the monitor's findings: concerning hazards in radioactive areas, After considerable deliberation ant discussion it was decided that the duties of Colonel Cooney as a member of the Joint Task Force Staff would be of such muemitude that it would not be feasible for hin to caamand the Joint Radiological Safety Group, whereupon Captain (now Carander) Frank I, Wimant, dre, USN was announced in General Oners Number 7, UTF-7, dated 22 December 1947 as Commander, Joint Radio- loxical Safety Group, Task Group 7.6 -3t—- 4 ml Fe . Wnwy a ‘ ren SS “ toe - aAdBrn a 7x Setee:2 -wte~ « ee + oe ‘ye Sk . woe ppt ee VT A ge OU ee maeEL:A LOTS Ned ODger arts Tee¥ ta Ge