etn USAF liaison: A USAF Special Weapons Center officer. Declassification: The Test Classification Officer serving in effect as a Declassification Assistant, and supported by an FC-AFSWP declassification officer. , Radiation information specialist: A NYOO specialist: G Office staff: 2 S5FOO secretaries and 2 military typists. This continuing staff was supplemented for more limited periods by AEC and other Operations Office information personnel, by SFOO secretarial and typing personnel, and by military task groups such as that for Marine participation. One shot of Tumbler-Snapper, April 22, 1952, was opened to uncleared observers from news media, public officials, and Civil Defense. Another in Upshot-Knothole, March 17, 1953, was opened to comparable groups. On-site news coverage included live radio and television. For these special events, a separate task force was organized with responsibility still assigned to the Test Manager. Each was directed by the AEC Director of Information Services, with deputies for DOD, AEC, Test Organization, and FCDA, and with extensive supporting personnel and services. It is probable that FCDA will be represented in the future in the continuing Test Information staff, reflecting its continuing participation in tests and public interest in the subject. r Spe cial Projects Various activities are assigned to SFOO Information and are grouped in this category. Field and Contractor Activities £ In keeping with the philosophy that public information may not be disassociated from concerned management andthat it is of most mission value if applied at the point where the problem exists, considerable authority has been delegated to managers of field offices. The authority delegated parallels, essentially, other management authority delegated. ” iL e Field offices are required to keep SFOO-Albuquerque continuously informed of actions _ taken even though they are fully within the area of local management responsibility. Each SFO contractor performs some degree of public information, and by contract is usually made responsible for conducting community relations activity. In general the me Assigned Personnel vr implied delegation of authority for public information conforms with other delegations. EE Ay bani we The Director, two information specialists, and two secretary-typists were the maximum personnel strength of SFOO Information Division during the past three years. For two months in mid-1952, there were two additional positions in Los Alamos Field Office. Ws".2 Eight positions were budgeted for fiscal years 1951, 1952, and 1953, primarily to provide more resources for headquarters coordination and other action on technical and industrial programs, but various freezes have prevented assignment of personnel. The Information Division is too limited in resources to attempt conduct of a fully-centralized SFO activity, and in any case has judged that action should preferably be taken at the field point of con- 120 & cern, The Division obviously relies heavily on the supporting staff of extra duty personnel in field offices and of contractor public relations and technical informationstaffs. ee aie - 124