FEDERAL CIVI.i DEFENSE ADMINIS TRATION WASHINGTON OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR Febru ry 10, 1955 Honorable Lewis L. Strauss Cnoairman Atomic Energy Commission washington 25, D.C, Dear Admiral Strauss: é If for any reason your efforts to make the fallout data available to the American people do not meet with Buccess, as we hope they will, I submit in writing the proposal ich I discussed with you personally the other day in Arthur Fleming's office. Should your efforts fail, I suggest that w GQirection expeditiously. move in this Sincerely, /s/ Val Peterson Val Peterson > US DOE ARCHIVES 326 U.S. ATOMIC ENERG' RG COMM ISSION — Collection Och] Box Folder SLAF DISPERSlon RESTRICTED any manner to an unautho prohibited, BEST AVAILABLE ‘ i ie —, eer ae