AS te ad qe te Wa SECRETsummary 14, With one possible exception, the principles upon which the operational plan are based do not appear to be controversial from the AEC's viewpoint. tion of Dr. Alvin C, That exception would be the designa- Graves as the Commission representative in addition to his designation as Scientific Director. This problem will be reviewed separately, 15. The Allocation of Costs Agreement, if approved in its present draft, will be more favorable to the AEC than was that for SANDSTONE, The total costs of this test, however, will be greater both to the AEC and to the Armed Forces than obtained for SANDSTONE because of the greater experimental program and the need to provide certain facilities which were available from wartime construction for SANDSTONE but are no longer in existence, 16. The Tentative Task Force Organization which contemplates a rather complete integration of the four participating activities was presented for the information of the Commission in AEC 153/2 dated August 26, 1949. 17. The Los Alamos Scientific Test Program is presently being formulated. if The details thereof will be presented to the Commission at a later date, ° 18, The Armed Forces Test Programs are being reviewed by the Toint Proof Test Committee for feasibility, desirability, and non-interference with the AHC program. They will receive further review by the Research and Development Board. After this review, i the details of these programs will be submitted for the informa- | tion of the Commission. | ~ 6 - CeODina. TWINhh * . tom