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MWMORANDUY for General Brerton
The purpose of this memorandum is to informa you of 4
Comalsaion views on organisation for Operation Jandatone and 4
of the reasons underlying the Commission's declaien to ake a
broad delegation of authority to the Test Olreqtor.
da considered initially the basia question of the re
tionship in the field between the Counlesion’s Uireetor and 6)
military Commander. He felt that if the test was te be a sole
success it would be necessary for the Commission's Direster t«
full freedom of aetien in technical mtters. Ne alee resegnis
that we were dealing with an everseas expedition, with Laports
military operational aspeate, hanee it would be neeessary to 1
overall cemmnd authority in the Wiliteary Comander.
After disouselng this question with General Mull, we
were oonvinged that the Camisaion's eaaientifia snd technical
tereates would not be prejudleed in any way by placing the Com
elon’s Director under Geasral Hull's over-all control. We acd
ingly appointed as Test Diracter Captain Russell, a ailitery <
assigned to the Coamission, and by agreement with the Joint Ch
of Steff pleaaad him under General Hull's operations] command.
are aware of the details of assignment of reaponaibility as ag
upon in the joint operational plane
The Los Alauwos laboratory, « contractor's organisati
ie aharged with the conduct of the soleotifio test. A graup f
the Labveratery, under Dr. Frommn, in direot charge of test act
ties, te suvhorized by the Laboratory Director to report on te
sattera direatly to Captein lussell aa the Couwtsston'a repres
tives
The Coamlesion ig satisfied with these arrengementa
fitting togetner for field service a julot allitary cosmand,
Commission organisation, aud en organisation fran one Commins!
oontraster which snesupasess tecinioal personnel from several 5
nony amd private agendios,
Ie fe the Comnlesionta intention that, with three a:
tious, the test organization in the Sleld shall axke all teah:
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