ARCHIVES Y MIC ENERG O T A . S O A 6 2 3 N COMMISSIO . 5 DOK | RG bisroaearas n (opm) Dot O& Hisr anu wa na ASS). Collection Lf 32 ( CL Box __-—-— 3367 y Somer; R NE GL ‘Bolter ,f HO OAM February 12, 1958 Shelby Thompson, Deputy Director Ew) Division of Information Servi TRAY? YRVORMATION PIAN FOR OPERATION HARDTACK 8:8 BEST COPY AVAILABLE Attached for your concurrence and/or comment is the draft Information Plan for Operation Hardteck. This is the second Graft to receive your review and 14s identical with the first except for the following reflections of the comments received on the first draft: 2 subseq 5 Lk, language added to enable TaA to develop criteria for selection of oN shota te be announced rather than to delay Commis- 8 Ba | nn l "! ° Q aion consideration of the paper until the criteria -~ tions detectable at considerable distances. WE x are worked out; and noting IGY interest in detona- 3 z Fage5, i We 4 12b., changed to conform with -hH, suggestion regarding independence of Public Health Service with reapect to public release of fallout readings. = ig BBs , the word “firing” inserted Pargragh Pegs Ui, (i criteria relate to. - Rie in second line, to mke clear what the “es o A & “4 Bt 3 peyoud aonouncesent of certain of the Be to i aetonstions vould oceur only when dictated by unusunl circumstances end would be subject to top AEC and BOD review. i = oo os HY Poe ga3y 52 oS” Boa S Gaz 588s i EES > Bi E OBS “ J016035 (continued) oI uu j otnay SG S wv 8 ealeennlie Baie UONe A. B. Starbird, Director, DMA De. Cy be Dunham, Director, Division of Blology & wedtetnaie—— Cs i. Marshall, Pirector, Division of Classificatian dé AS Waters, Jte, Director, Division of Security GC: Br. CG. Hy Reichardt, Director, Division of Intelligence Morse Salisbury, Director, Division of Information Services Jf ee fe

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