OFFICIAL USE ONLY Status Report Operation Redwing Mr, Corsbie having just returned from the Pacific opened the discussion on Project Redwing. Dr. Boss reported on the current activities in the test series by reviewing the marine surveys. Mr. Eisenbud stated that plans are being made for the long range survey of the Pacific, This will consist of utilizing the naval vesscls which in the normal course of events are traversing the Pacific. Arrangements have been made with the Navy Department to provide ships that are destincd for certain parts of the Pacific to take on foot lockers of polyethylenc bottles and for them to take samples of water and to ship them to the NYOO for analyses. It is anticipated that this survey will cover a period of months. United Nations Scientific Committee on Radiation Dr, Warren in his capacity as United State: Representative to the United Nations Scientific Committee on Radiation reported on the activitics of its first meeting held in April, 1956. He felt strongly that the most important phase of this first meeting was to sct up arrangements by which information could be received and distributed to the member countries and organizations of the United Nations. There was gencral agreement finally that all of the matcrial turned in should be made available to all countrics. -~6-< OFFICIAL USE ONLY