ACYAES OPERATIONS COORDINATING BOARD Washington 25, D. C. December 6, 1954 MEMORANDUM OF MEETING: Working Group on Nuclear Energy Projects and Related Information Programs (Including NSC 5431/1) Ninth Meeting Held 11 a.m, December 6, 1954, in Room 7258, New State, Office of the Chairman Working Group Members Present State Defense FOA USIA AEC ODM FCDA OCB - Gerard C. Smith, Chairman Philip J. Farley, Alternate - Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Loper, USA Ret. - Mr. Robert E. Matteson - Mr. Joseph 0, Hanson ~- Mr. Morse Salisbury - Mr. David Z. Beckler = oO Mr, Ralph Spear my Mr. Richard Hirsch Others Present State 1. va - Mr. George C. Spiegel me Presidential statement re December 8. = - =" a - The group reviewed the State draft of the subject statement and agreed that revisions would be incorporated by drafting committee. [fhe statement was completed following the mesting and delivered to the White House Staff Secretary at 2:30 p.m,/ REPRODUCED AT THE DWIGHT, D. EISENHOWER LIBRARY > 2. Information on H-bomb fallout. Mr, Salisbury discussed some of the problems involved in preparing a factual, non--scrsational, semi-technical description of the thermonuclear fallout effect. After discussion, the group recommended that the FCDA member be requested to inform his Agency that the words "deadly dust" be eliminated from all versions of the film "A New Look at the H-bomb", which had been previously reviewed by members of the grovp on an informal basis. i | 9S cenareermeme: DECLASSIFIED £, Authority VLE £ 14 57) s befea |ieBy.DTA. NLE ontlpy ee erence nerositonyLiteUtrep e couectionVSC. ~OC{3 (olin Cs Le wee BOX Ne. S ToT REEPee 0 2) rower (Veh.sak chile s [FSS — Bib sccasy /95S) FgNeRatsONPaae Le”aeTo cee i ia