DRAFT a OPLRATIONS COORDINATING BOARD wasnington 25, D.C. 409667 March 5, 1956 MEMCrAWDUFOR Ton OPS RATIONE COGPDIN. TING BOLRD SURJECT: &. becommendations with hespect to tne Participation of Foreign cservers in .peration riDWINc AGENDA [TLM FOr: OCB meeting of Mareh 7, 1956, Be. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Concurrenes in @ recemmendation to the AFC and the Departinent of Defense with respect to the participetion of foreign ctservers in tne Scoring 1&62 nuclear weapons test series, Operation neDWInG. Ce PREPARED ay: UC8 “orxing sroup on luciear snergy Frejects and helated Information Prograns (State, Lefanse, CI*, USIA, ALC, OPM, PCDA, and ocR Staff). D. BEST CCPY AVAILABLE BACKGR UNDs 1. In resmonse to a reqiest fram ALC Chairman Strauss, the Board agreed at its meeting of Februery 15, 1996, treat "tne press should be invited (ta Oneration aFIN ING) to the extent feasible, presumably uvon an anrvrovedl representation basis," Jt is understocd that current plan- ning envisages tne acconrecdation on one snio or uO L. S. media repre- F sentatives, 4C Federal Civil ~ 2. Sefense Avency cbservers, aid 4O escort ry At its meeting of Februery 29, s 1956, the Board requested the OCR lcrking Group on jsclear Energy Projects ro and aelated Information Prorrans to develop recormend: 1 coirses s of action with respect to the participation ef foreiyn eee in tne forthcoming Pacific nuclear test, cperctian Dia, and to explore possitie sources of financing for any additiona; chservers wio mirnt be recommended over the levels alreacy accepted by uc Derarvment of Defense, OSEOS Jor : Gad “WOERL FOLDER Eimer b. Staats O coLLeStiONAL_Z AhBAS Lhask, of hg ee pe foReecutive ufficer Q —_ aie |