intl
discussions on 1 July.
After discussing in whose hands the authority
to declassify should lie, it was said that such a declassification “should
be conditional upon a determination by the Chairman of the U.S.
Delegation, Dr. James B.
Fisk, that final release of such information
was necessary to successfully carry out the mission of the delegation.
"During discussion of the question, Mr. Marshall pointed out that information
proposed for declassification relates to tests detection systems and has
been requested by Chairman Fisk as possibly needed during the
conference period.
In addition, Chairman Fisk had stated that the U.S.
delegation should also be able to discuss the physical aspects of the
Argus if the Soviet Union appeared familiar with this subject."
A
lengthy discussion on this subject followed with some of the following
brought up:
The DOD's
concerns about any release of information;
the suggestion that in general the U.S.
delegation discuss matters only
to the extent that the Soviets had at first brought them up;
that the
Commission have a physical representative with declassification authority
at Geneva or delegate the responsibility in the U.S. to a Commission
person below the Commission.
Further, the discussion ended up agreeing
to consider the question following the next day's AEC-MLC Conference.
Meeting #1386, 26 June 1958:
Chairman Strauss announced that this was to be his last meeting as
Chairman and said that the Senate would hold a public confirmation meeting
on the 2nd of July for John A. McCone,
nominated by the President to be
a member of the Commission.
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