af 0 fh, rd we . Spe é ?AP AAA 409499 R Deas toeverner Peteracnt Cn behalf of the Departeent of Defense and the Atcale Enarpy Comtission, I an inviting your agenoy to select a Liaitead nuaber of civil delanse participants to ebseerva a nuclear dstonation schaduled fer about Hay 1, 1966, at tha Casmission's Eniwetek Proving Groursl. This invitation is for tho purpose of affording representativas chogen by your asency from regional, state or setropelitan civil defense organisations an opportunity to observe the avents assotlated with exploaion of a aagaton yield nuclear device, in order that they say be better orientated with regpact toot eivil dafensa problexs and objectives. Background uriefings, tows, insofar es feasible, ofsone parte of the er Srownd instellations will provide a plature of the complexity of en overeeas weapons test and the aany safety measures taken in the public interest, ag well ae on appreciation of the erent fros a civil dafanse viewpoint. The total munber of Federal Civil Defensa Administration- selected civil defensa representatives is limited to twanty persons, These special cbhservers would proceed to Honolulu, Hawaii, at their oun expense, to arrive not ister than April 23, 1956. There, they would join a group of selectod news madia representatives, proceeding tagether via Government. trer tion te the Proving Ground (and return to Hawali by the sams mean). BEST COPY AVAILABLE repostrony NARA -Collee fa-K COLLECTION &G 2 6 S(-5 9 Sec Bry ro.pen MR A 7 Redwing Vol. 95-2 -f7 Box No. 1223 (NN3 -9r6- 43 - 010)