Meeting #1521, 19 June 59:
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The Chairman reported on the planned establishment of a ‘'scientific panel
to evaluate the over-all adequacy of test detection systems. ''
for this panels study will be drawn up by a Committee
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composed of
representatives from the DOD, AEC, CIA, theWhite House, and the State
Department.
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McCone expressed the AEC's desire to berepresented on both
the panel and the committee and proposed Harold
Brown and Spofford English
as the representatives, with Starbird available for consulation,
stated that the AEC staff believed that Brown
Starbird
should be the representative
and English and.Starbird should be observers, a prpposal witn which the
Commissioners agreed,
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A 22 June 59 letter:from Lew Allen then of AFSWP to Jane Hall discusse
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possible experiment for Willow based on weapon kill following neutron
a method is feasible
sets out briefly some facts which lead him to believe that such
of a preliminary
and ought to be addressed with a test, as well as the brief details
tests.
effort might
He requests LASL comment and questions whether some coordinated
be useful or possible.
A 25 June 59 letter from Senator Anderson, Chairman of the JCAE to Killian
reanaesee
quote from and refergs to the Berkner panél and report and recommendations and
asks that "what action is being taken to comply with these recommendations.
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the event additional appropreations by the Congress 38 required, please inform me
as soon as possible in order that no delay may occur."
This of course stands behind
the recommendations for extensive sismic research.
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