Oe UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION WASHINGTON25, D.C. \ acposirany NARA - College Pack vetober 27, 1947 MEMCRANSDOM FOR Tuk JOINT cHIEYS OF STAFS2 : THROUGH: TRE KILITARY LIAISON UOMMITTEE. SUBJECT: 1. DEC hee (46 -5! Scone ery COLLECTION Rb 32b 46 BOX No. 109 (WN3-32.6- 93-0071 a UI-b {y-2I1- 4) FOLDE REPORP GF THR JOINT PACOF TEST Com TPic. Sands tene 409593 Heference is made to Joint Chiefs of Staff memorandum x) Su 9078 of October 16, 197, which incloses a report by the Joint Proof Test Committee. Subject to the comments below, the Atomic Energy Commission concurs in the recomaendations contained in para- 2. — UBULITEUD Byoy *axtg *7 JeuUMg 3909 graphs 16 a. and 16 b. of that report. The Commission has also taken noteof the other recommendations of paragraph 16. The following comments are intended to clarify the Con- missionta understanding of certain points in the paper. Jt is not our intention that the presentation of these comments be allowed missionts Test Director, and we would appreciate hearing from the Joint Chiefs of Staff in due course ag to whether any of the points For your inforra+ tion, the Comeisaion is today requesting the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer an additional 315,000,000 to the Navy Department, com pleting the $20,000,000 which you have estinated as the incremental cost of Armed Forces participation in the teat. The Secretary of Defense is being informed. Gomments: a. With reference to the recomsendation in paragraph (paooer 9844 Joz) 3. Lp-Lu-9! in any way to delay progress in implementing the plan. We suggest that the Task Force Commander be informed of these comments in the interest of clear understanding in his relationships with the Com made below are unacceptable to the Armed Forces. 16 a., the Commission assumes that the Task Force Comsander would not set a time of firing which would be unsatisfactory to the Test cirector. b. The Commission agrees to the principle for reiabursement for shipping as set forth in paragraph 1 a. (8) (a) of Enclosure "8", although noting that this principle departs from the general pattern of cocperation for other logistical support from the Servicea. The point is aentioned here for two reagons. First, the stipulation appears AyASSIPICATION CANCELED EW E.0. 12958 VIEY REVI ! PICATIONx RE "OE 1b) DE TASS 3 IANS DOENN-S2 OeADELE VILL / Y49Q. 7/ z e/ Us SPORET } Val - ALLELia)