CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
JCINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY
May 3,
Mr, Lewis L. Strauss
Chairman
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U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
1901 Constitution Avenue, N.W,
Washington 25, D.C.
:
Dear Mr, Strauss:
The Jeint Committee on ‘Atomic Energy plans to hold
open hearings in Washington, :D.C., on the subject "The Nature
of Radioactive Fallout and Its Effects on Man,” May 27-29
and June 3-7.
This letter is to confirm arrangements made
informally for representatives of the Commission and AEC
laboratories to testify before the Committee, It is our
understanding that these arrangements have already been discussed
at some length on an informad. basis by our respective staffs.
We are attaching matertal covering the scope, approach,
plan and outline of the hearings.
You will note the planned
division of the hearings into two parts: (I) an organized
sequential presentation by expert witnesses, and (II) an
open presentation by those Working in the field or by interested
members of the: public who have asked for an opportunity to
testify before the Committee.
You will also note that the
outline gives guidance, by each topic I-XII, as to whether
the presentation is planned as oral, written inserts for
the record, or
It is intended
the details of
the outline be
bibliography - or some combination of these.
that witnesses use their own discretion as to
the presentation, and it is not necessary that
rigidly followed. Points that the Committee
is particularly interested in may be developed by questioning
of witnesses.
We are requesting the following representatives of the
AEC to testify as expert witnesses for various parts of the
organized sequential presentation:
Dr, Charles L. Dunham, Director, Division of Biology
and Medicine, Topics I, XI, and XII
Dr, Willard F, Libby, Topics IV, VI-C-4, IX (sr?°)
and XI
Gen, A. D. Starbird, Director, Division of Military
Application, Topic V (Gen. Starbird to be preceded
by Dr. Bradbury of LASL and Dr. Shelton of AFSWP)
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