| DeinRe TO Be gy ADMINISTRATIVE MARK ING Ee O. By) 12065, Sect i on Pitot pease theo @51 : __WARS, Date. ii 12... | Se a REPRODUCED ‘AT THE NATIO NAL ARCHIVES - _ Feo Sotentific Laboretory thet tests of certain nev ’ designs:af. weapons<7 “he conducted in 1948. ‘The Commission requested and reecived the "~:~, Preaident's approval t> go ahead with the program in Juns, 1947. In Scptonber, 1947, preparstions hac progressed, to the. point where formation of a Joint Task Fores was directed. Forec Seven actually came Joint Task| int? being on 18 October LOAT. rs+ As oa military organiesntion, It was organized along the lincs Joint Task Force Seven ‘Lg uniquey sf our best war-time experience,' but there was an additional clement. As 9 part of the? ongandzotisy we had a Task Group which wag cssentially civilian in makeup. This ™ wee the Selentific Group which conducted the actual testssand which:# - recorded and is still analyzing the results. - Captain:Russell, wha; 3 1s Deputy Director of the Division 2f Military Application:‘of thee! ABC, headed this Task Group ss Test Dircctor, and DoctorsDarol Rose Froman, as Sclentific Director for the Proving Ground;”‘neaded then Task Unit af seicntiats within the Task Group. : Through:Captain . ‘> Russell, the scicntific unit operated technically. undex.<the AEC. This Task Group, by commen consent, did not wark.through: mnystaffie::* The channcls between Crptcin Russell, Dr. Froman and tmyselfewers |. dircet. Dr. Alvin C. Graves served as Deputy Director:bOrDpe Sis, Froman and Mr. nobert W. Henderson and Dr. John C. Clark: were Assistant Selentific Dircetsrs--all from the Los Alamos Laboratory. The operstion of Joint Task Forec Seven, thus organized, the ultimate in intezratcd cffort and cmbodicd aur present-day was- concept of prepsrcdncess~--this ita the coneept we are currently teaching at the NetLonal War Crllegse-ethe intcgrated effort of the Armed Foress with civilian scientists end ther apecinlized civilian elements. It is a tribute to the se’ Force that the Opcratirn was si and military clemcnts in the ang wator. who were « members of the Task The mixing of clvilian past sometimes has reacted like oil dxint Task Borec Scven was a unifled team. Successful sceamplishmcent of its mission was the result af. an integrated cffort. Much ercdit for this accomplishment Is duc Dr, Fromans .It has been a renl pleasure to have been agsoctatcd with him on this: projects Joan sorry thet Dr. Norris 5. Bra@oury, Diroctar of the Los | Alamos Laboratory is nt here, but I want to say for hig: benefit | that if the men under Doctor Proaman ars typical of the Los Alamos organization, the resoerch and development in the field of nuclear weapons is in goad hands © All of us have ween caualiy impre sed with the scientific campetence, th. technical skill, and ths scund judement of the civilian selentists and sechnicions asenmblead for these tests. Qur clxse ass seks tion has Oecn valuable in many respcets and, I am sure, paves the way for a cantinuins and inercasiag’‘co rperative effort ty insure the comrion defense and security -f the porple of . the Unitcd States. ‘ .