125833 RG so=e 826 US ATOMIC EXERGY v— COMMIS qe Location - T ji _ ew, = eseSeas, payee ft a ee a: Collectionfa,Cords Cette, . : BEADQUARTERS GROUP 7-1 Fol0MitCASTLEoeners JointTASE Taek Bores) SVE ee TO _& FROM : SUBCe : SYRROL P, 0. Bax 3 Loe Alzzos, Row Mexico u- Commander Joint Task Force SEER 30 December 1953 CH 7.1 . JIP SVEN OFSRATION PLAW NO. 3-53, ANEEX C, PAFAGRAPH 12 Queene. : & Zzsi7sm bo RETERENO@:; A, Letter fron Brig. Ger. E. McGinley, Chief of Steff,. JTF SEVZN to Cit 7.1, dsted 19 Eov. 1953, Subject “Response to CIG 7.1 Comsents en Draft of Your Operetion Plen fo. 3-53", Symbol £3/306.4. B. lctter from CIG 7.1 to Cor SEVEN ested 23 Octorer 1953, "Comments on 1. Reference A stated that cur reccumendatien mets In Reference B concerning the wording of Paregraph 12 of Anrez € to OTF SEVEN Op Plan 3-53 was not fevorably cousicered because the origina] tording seemed adequate. 2. raft of Operation Plan Ko. 3-53", Symbol “221010. The present wording of the 3ré end bth seatexces of Paragraph 12, Protosrenhy, is as follows: “...... Priory to review and firal classificsticn.,. The prelininery clessiricaticn will in no case be lover then SUCHET ~ SECURTTY TEFORMATION for scientific end noz~vechnical photemaphy exit RESTRICGFED - SECURTTY IEFORMATICN for edrinistretive photography". 3. Tie hendling of scientific photofraphy as cther then Sceoret Restricted eta prior to classification is contrery to our understanding of security regulations of the Atomic Energy Comission on the hendling of such information. To hen@e this photogruphy as other than Restricted Pate Je ag wajer departure from preceéents which have influenced our previozs thinking on the razmmer in which seth photezzephy should be s2feguerdé<é. Furtherzore, if the moterial is not regarded os Restricted Date prior to clecsification there is e poscibility that it mzy be revealed by AEC Peommel to percons not "Q" clesred. If this happexns, and the irforFeacicn becomes Restricteé Tete when clessified, then there is a guestion of uhether or not a violation of the Atonic Energy Act of 1946 has occurred. h, - . In view of the ebove, and the most recent roquirerents of Executive Oréer 16501, it is reovenoted that you recconeider the rarding of the subject Peresreph and svbstitute the Pollcvirg in Lisa of the 3rd end tb sen- tesces Of thet pareqrceph: “Pricer to reviey end Pinal claecificetion by CONFIRMED TO BE UNCLASSIFIEN ee BY AUTHORITY E/ Wore. Va fers U NICLASS! Ee r D an: Aus 23 1979 essmiiaei mello7 a DATE