a, It is proposed that agencies and personnel of the three Services and af the :LtomicEne:”gyCommission be merged into a f[mctional quadi”ipa~itite organization. In order to facilitate coordination, reprcscntativcs of the AEC and its contractors will be aSs.iLFjned within tile principal staff sections alongside members of the Armed Ser’vic.cs. b. It is proposed that all scientific experiments, both JU%Cand NME, be under the direct supervision of the AEC!S Scientific Director. Scientific and technical personnel will be drcwn from Los Alamos Laboratory, from the NME and from the following contractors to Los Alarnos:Bureau of Stal~dard2,Naval Research Laboratory, Naval Ordnance Laboratory, and Edgerton, Germeshausen and Grier, The Scientific Task Group will also contain a Biomedical section dl>awnfrom the Commission Laboratories, from AEC ~ontractors doing work in this field, and from NNIEmedical agencies. C. It is proposed ti~atthe Scientific Director be both a deputy to z.heTask Force Comnranderand the Director of the Scientific Task Group. d.,The firm of Holmes and Narver, now engaged in constructing semi-permanent facilities at Eniwetok, will provide routine lmusekeepinG, interzal communications, and minor technical construction ser’?~cesfor the Scientific Group during the operational phases of the test program. 6. The problem of’establistmrentof adequate AEC representa- tion in the field without diluting ti]efunctional responsibilities of the senior Laboratory rep~esentative, Dr. Alvin C. Graves, ilas not been completely resolved. 7. Oui’current tlhinkingis LO designate a senior officer from the Division of Military Application as AEC Representative. This officer would serve in the Nm’rctionalorganization as Deputy Chief of Staff, He would, however, be available to consult witl~ Dr. Graves and General Quesada on PEC policy matters, refer POliCY matters where necessary to the Commission direct, serve as a contracting officer to administer contracts such as Holmes and Harver and to take