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After considering the matter, McCone said any replacement
of Brown should be on a permanent basis as the Delegation must have
continuity in scientific advice and the General Manager agreed to further
look into this matter,
Meeting #1457, 16 January 59:
From a meeting with Senator Anderson
of the JCAE, Mc Cone reported
that Anderson felt it was unfortunate that the Department of State had not!
discussed the test cessation with the JCAE before ente ring into the
negotiations because the JCAE might have been able to forestall
Congressional comments.
They might have been able to dissuade
Senator Gore from making his proposal,
Commissioner Floberg noted
that the Commission also was not properly brought in to the discussions
prior to negotiations,
Meeting #1459, 26 January 59:
Among other items
in relation to the Geneva talks, the Commission
recommended that Dr. Sterling Colgate of Livermore be sent to Geneva
to replace Harold Brown as the technical advisor.
Meeting #1461, 30 January 59:
Paul Foster presented a draft letter to the Commissioners which would
go to the Secretary of State with the AEC's position currently in regard
to the test ban talks at Geneva, a letter
which had been prepared in
accordance with McCone's
Libby expressed concern over
guidelines.
the implication that additional seismic data could not be obtained in less
than one year but Starbird explained that , while two nuclear tests could be
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