. that they may be better oriented with respect to civil defense
problems and FCDA objectives,
4, The program visualized consists of observation of one
large yield shot by about 16 U.S, news media representatives and
about 20 Federal Civil Defense Administration representatives on
the level of State and Regional Directors, supported by about
21 AEC and DOD classification, information and security
specialists.
expense;
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The observers would gather in Hawaii at their own
proceed as a group to Kwa jalein,
berth and mess aboard
ship at the dock in Kwajalein until called by Commander, JTF-7 3
proceed on selected island tours, view from ship and record on
film a megaton yield shot (except for a selected few pooled
representatives who would view and film the shot from an air-
eraft); return via ship (or plane) to Kwajalein, thence return
to Hawaii by air.
5. The program contemplates pre-shot tours and briefings,
live radio broadcasts, motion and still picture-photography, and
teletype and telephoto reporting, ail under appropriate security
safeguards.
Adequate communications, including fast air courisr
service to Hawaii or the West Coast, are vital to the success
of the program,
The general plan for handling and servicing the
observers iS contained in Appendix "A".
/A program, designed
pring et
.
~around this first shot, should promote favorable reporting of
the entire series,
The Department of Defense and the Joint
Task Force agree that this is the most desirable shot for the.
purpose,