This document consists of Copy No. Ne t of September 4, 1956 9 2 pages Series A REPOSITORY b5atkthon ) ATOMIC ENERGY commissrowpox ne, ALY(NalS-220i FOLDER DECISION ON AEG 787/12 - UNCLASSIFIED DOCUMENTARY MOTION PICTURE ON WEAPONS TESTS Note by the Secretary At Meeting 1167 on January 25, 1956, the Commission: a. Approved the FCDA request that AEC take the necessary steps to assure that Operation REDWING film footage, useful to FCDA for a publicly releasable motion picture on the detonation and effects of a multimegaton nuclear weapon, is obtained, at no expense to FCDA, as part of record photography previously approved by the Commission in AEC 7387/7; b. Noted that FCDA does not desire to release a declassified version of the Task Force Commander's classified motion picture report, as was done for "Ivy", but rather a separate motion picture; ce. Noted that FCDA believes it desirable to base its motion picture primarily on shot CHEROKEE, but that if CHEROKEE footage cannot be declassified, FCDA could make use of other declassifiable REDWING footage; d. Noted that declassification of REDWING and other Pacific film footage will begin during the scries or as soon thereafter as practicable; __ wie BOOT COPY AVAILABLE ute xfselax” CO ais DISTRIBUTION COPY NO. Secretary General Counsel 1 2- Information 5- Biology & Medicine Military Application 4 8. PorLec Koel