| Mi LL LU BE Be ADMINISTRATIVE MARKING pomerme af Me EeQe 12085, Section @52 eteIAL ByHD ARS, Dets.. » REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES” 7 3 4 Phe overall strenvth ¢ the Joint Task Pures was spproximately 800;including civilicn personnel. : “Observers .f the tests were Linited in the e7brome, stnec’ it was the view of att agencicrs that only those who had Actua I, need a oofor the knowledge should attend. These shsecrvers included’membe ra Of the Joint ¢:hereaeional Cammeittec for &4tomie Energy “and,‘its .ataff, the ARC and the armed Forces. permitted. To sum up, aside from the valuc No “ther >sbservengs -worc of the tests themselves, Operation was ane of grent pr:fit to the Armed Forces. training in joint the “Valuable | .pcrations was zainvd--treining almst impose ible toa get in peacetime, and gencrally, of the militery services. sll to limited: t> most’.me ribo rs: Such experience is inveluable: in fasterin Integretion within the Scrvlecs. So much for the general pleturc. I'm now going tag Captains Russell, the Test Dircetor, and Dr. Br rman, the Solintittce* Direot or ta make a fow romerks. I know you wlll be Intcrcsted Any tasthe say as, after all, although these tosts were tests of militanys weapons, tho teste wore aandunted by the Solentific Grouphhea After they have finished, we will endest onAt 9.answer.eee such questions as you many have in mind Insofar as we ean’ dasa. You realize, of course, thah much 2f the inf rmatirn is’ of tho category >of classified Gata under the Atcmile Enerey Act and the Espionage Act cond none of usc is ot liberty t+ answer questions pertalnine to the technissl sspocts of the test or their results. by Dr. Froman. Cencral Kepner of the Air Forces and admiral Forscne of the Navy, both of whom wore Deputics to the Commander af Joint Task Feree Scven arc also here today. as stoted carlticr, Goncral Kepner was also in cxnmand of the Air Forecs participating. thet you will wish to question thom. It may be oO Iohava hed coplea iP these notes from which I sp ric made and you arc welcome t2 8 copy Lf you aesir: one. If you wish to quote any of ary vomarka, IT sugessst you quete them from the notes. They are written vut tu auch on cxtent that this can be donc. I stand behind any custation thet youousy wish to mike Prom the notes, and you are at liberty tea us. all or pirt of them in such menncr. Tam now ening ta turn this diseussicun and Doctor Froman. «ver t. Captain Russell -|