em
;

Sq OS,
2, Gigecape

wes rescheduled for July 15.7|
lf. Observer programs in Operetion PLUMBBOB include:

a. A Joint AEC-DOD official observer program for
Congressional end other Government officials, and
Department of Defense invitees from all foreign
countries with whom the United States has formal
defense agreements and from Spain;

bp. A Federal Civil Defense Administration Observer
Program for Civil Defense personnel, including representatives from the North Atlantic Treaty Org anization
Civil Defense Committee and from Sweden;
c. A news media vrogram, including a small number
of foreifnm press representatives;

d, A DOD exercise “Desert Rock" for troop training

and material tests with Canadian and United Kingdom
participants;

e, An employee observer program for AEC end con-

tractor employees in activities under the jurisdiction

of the Albuquerque and San Francisco Operations Offices;
f, An cbserver program of AEC invitees from related, ~

industries such as mining.

DUT ARCHIVES

16. Tne Commission and the DOD determined that the yield
and cervsin associated effects data of the SMCKY

and PRISCILLA

shots could be transmitted to the United Kingdom by the Department of Defense under provisions of Section 144b of the Atomic

Fnergy Act in connection with United Kingdom participation in
effects program,

The yield

m

tne DOD weapons

nd effects Gata of

sf

nese ‘shots do not reveal importent desig or fabrication

information,
a

.

.

19. Arrangements were made for the excnange of -talloon
susvension information and for tne Dnysical exchange of talloons
witn the United Kingdom.

Sandia Corporation was authorized to

1/ & successful detonation was acnieved on this date.
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