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Admiral Strauss discussed with me the question of suspension of
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testing. He indicated that if we thought it politically important it might
be possible to announce before the end of the HARDTACK series that future
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testing would only be done under conditions which would assure no fallout.
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He gave me in this connection the report of his General Advisory Committee,
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it might be possible to deal first with detection machinery coveringthe big
explosions with a second phase which would be introduced only later
dealing with the smaller tests. Admiral Strauss seemed to think this might
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5 ye experts designated as jointly agreed between AEC, Defense, CIA and Dr.
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before the Joint Congressional Committee and suggested I should thank him.
Admiral Strauss thought that the amendments could be put through, particularly
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if we would accept the formula for disapproving agreements with other govern-
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ments by a concurrent resolution. J asked how it would be if we accepted
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it by a two-third's vote. Admiral Strauss said he thought this might squeeze
through and he would talk to Pastore about it if we wished.
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