Office Memorandum & UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DATE: April 20, 1950 TO : John A. Derry, Executive Officer FROM : “erd Hiller, Civil Defense Liaison Brahth A CVapOe SUBJECT: REPORT CF NSRB NTELING AFRIL 17-16, 1°56 SYIMBCL: 2h0swt BEST COPY AVAILABLE The following agencies were reprerented at the day and a half meeting calied by Faul Larsen, Director cf Civilian Mobilization, to discuss various radiological defense problems; NSRB - Larsen, Gill, Gallagher, Martin, Farker, Pringle, Kiefer, Lanoreaux, Biddle, and DeChant ARSWP - Capt. Hinners, Lt. Comd. Campbell ’ Department of Defense — Lt. Col. McHugh and Lt. Col. Walmsley (Col. Beers! office), Col. Green (Dr. Neiling's office) GSA - Goebbels and Beshers PHS - Williams National Institute of Health - Dr. Howard Andrews AEC — Miller, Butenhoff;: Deal (Second Cay only) ir. Larsen opened the meeting Monday morning with a brief statement as to the purnose of the meeting. He followed with an exposition of the ctroblems that confront NSRB in proceeding with national plannizg for radiological defence. It seemed apparent that his most immediate concern Was with the seminar which he is to lead at the Brookhaven course next Monday, April Zu. The many and varied problems which he cited, ranging all the way from overall state and local organizations for civil defense to technical details such as air and water sampling, were set forth as probleas on which definite, sneci fic answers sho7a oe given to the stucents assembled at Brookhaven next Monday, before they return to their respective states. One cf his first remars was that in his scersonal opinion the radioLogical monitoring courses were started prematurely. This sentiment was later also expressed oy Zric Biddle, Consultant on Civil Defense to the Chairman, iJSRB. The reasons given as underlying this opinion by Mr. Larsen were that complete plans ad not yet been formulated on the matters menticned above; specific plans for the conduct of secondlevel courses weve not in existence; settlement upon a specific instrument cr instruments had not been made and srocurement therefore had not been worked cut, anc -rodlems of standardization of training and equipment between Civil Defense use and hiilitery use hac not been fully considered anc solved. olASSIFICATION CANCELLED OV AUTHOSITY OF DO £/0C — diay a. 10/s7/s¢ EVIE GED by Ca vi Wiltew 3BATE 3918S 3 ys We. Tiare. 6/3/57 '