tis decumesat cor Copy No. 202. a5)901.Eee SetsLisloe. A s document contains the Atomic Energy Act . the Wisclosure of iis cont - am unauthorized person is pro Its transmittal in any manner ShCe TY . 15 vane . MEMORANDUM Hewespy pv Aetie Ext s ; tds sf . a ° “143 (a aoe SI Em Abt! a Carroll L. Wilson, GenerdI Manager ee Lewis L. Strauss _ Subject: In connection with our compliance with the re- quest of the Air Forces for funds in the amount of $1,000,000 eet or more to finance their long-range detection efforts incident eb to Operation SANDSTONE, we should ask for and obtain a bill of Seas particulars as to what they are going to do with it. ore MS ao xa a ee BS a tee te s “Ah ; of funds. All I have seen so far is a very sketehy outline of their plans. fi sf ch OS ; Reasons for such a request: a: . age BE = | 5 Medit Lice.) Seen | inte kt 7 — i | ae fet ES IES mt LN Ps : | : WES & i 3 ef 2 i} 4. S od ~ law . TPR _ < 3 a Se & FO ™ - N a | ‘ > be js * ve im 1 ; > t its ¥ nh, Will you please have prepared an appropriate letter of request addressed to the Air Forces via the Military Liaison Committee? ~ I should think the Commissioners should see it before > it is dispatched. “This document received from office of Commissioner Strauss on 4~14-50 for file in Commission records. Reference material not available to the Secretariat in all -instancss. / - te | iyA,ee oD WAL AAI i : LERIS L STRAUSS ‘ - SO =~ EL Pt as —& [SH fo wi ie li We should, of course, expect progress reports}; : = w <td? o will not get it back. and evaluations after the test. => tiie (c)} We should have,a record of what we are giving : the money for, particularly since we probably 3. 62 = te ws : ‘ a oC ol} thereof, be = * cg S tT Tr + {> : encourage restudy of the program and integration Oe wee “iy after they are assured of the funds, will 3 er tind & SSE a4) -. < (b) The preparation of such a justification, even ghee aa3 ; & als aS m several projects bearing appropriate titles. a * y7 the program constitutes a hasty assembly of BEY 5 5 , (a) Such information as we now have indicates that nt Ee Thies should not, of course, involve any delay in the actual transfer Sey Pd me bpm tne Funds to Air Force re SANDSTONE i. A * Go Ade: PTIge Pootment Kol- To: From: iy OTEnnn a WASHINGTON 25, D. C. ricted data as defined 946. go. UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION N AT A 411996 Series---¢t_____ . = _ OMHAOC00 / 7 oea?20ek}> b> AwD rc