AaSREUAA TOMENT £54 B2000@41 Apo} 3"MEMORANDUM FOR: mR.| RACHER; CHATRMAN.” COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC RNERGY,, : » RESEARCH ANDDEVELOPMENTBOARDnoe eeaad “ ' a . a eee 1...Programs for atomic tests heretn‘the: past ‘bean “reviewed.by. oS oe ‘an ad hoc committee. However, Armed Forces SpecialWeapons: Project, 2 © ‘ prior to submission of these programs “to the ad hoc committee, review the entire program quite thoroughly,” bring in outside experts for consultation, and do in fact make_changes where deemed desirable. BEST COPY AVAI Lal ee fe i “Sa wae ohare cane ~-: ae ty Me “et . L 2. I recommend that you consider the “advisability of proposing to Mr. Whitman that future reviews be conducted along the following Lines: eesopaves 5 . Ps SRR teatetalitecs i gesatigratteStee ‘wa be AFSWP wil. be provided. peageneral guidance by ‘RDB, CAE/RIB, and other interestedcommittees: prior to this (AFSWP) , review. es LUA Ass eee osOhi eetace 4 : “2 Ce The APSWP “recommended program’‘will be Sirculatedto ‘CAR os ae, menbers so that they can comment bo Chairman, RDB af they, desire. . . 4. a mere hate, wv rs Faoda Me ee - In the event of major disagreoment between”a ‘service | Loe Re and AFSWP“Soncerning a project, the problem wild _be referred to the appropriate committee ofthe BDBeaN zi . FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF: ! aneREVIG DEPARTIAENT OF ENERGY DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW INO REVIEWER GATE: Aumann: 00 : OETERMINATION (CIRCLE NUM | RETAINEO ‘ONTAINS NO f CLASSIFICATION CANCE 6 INFO BRACKETEO “Major General,USAF °*<: "Director of Research & ‘Development 7 oeieree. ‘Deputy Chief of Start, a Hdfu Ju fh Pn 0) pk ~~ 2

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