A Reem ert Sgy¢ZO as Gay ch. nek porch sorivce <S as ee 409366 MY : vy Rear Mr. Geans Reference is made to your letter of 18 October 1951 on the ubilization of the Department of Defense facilities ta assist the . fKtonie Enersy Comission in the conductine of Its weapens propran. Tm amplification of sy reply dated 31 October 1951, I wish to renort that the Department of Defense is in accord with your proposal for the initial phase and has nominated as its represeniativas to initiate discusslon and conduct a joint study the following officors; Colonel A. We. Betts, UWA Gaptain T. A. Ahroon, U5N Colonel C. F. Damberg, UsAr Colonel Cc. F. Ball, uaF ()IC) The officers that I nominate above were carefully selected on the basis of their general, technical and atomic energy experience. They will nat be the specific representatives of their respective services, oa ve are considered tho best qualified and available officers to compile th distinss we both desire. in this connection, it is strassed that ihe menoers of this rroup are to complle information for further action and sre uot in a position or authoriaed to mako conmnaltaents. Vile essentially a fact findins board, T visualize that their report should contain anpcronriate coments or recomendations and acnation should be made of associated problems such as natural cleavape voints in weanven desifn. At a joint meeting on 7 Rovember of the Commission, the Under Secretary of the (SAF, and tha Assistant Sreretarics of the Army and Navy, ar area of agreement was reached as to the status and operations af this group. As [ understand it, the joint eroup Ls to ascertain and record tusofar as mracticable for our mitual benefit: , — PAFORH ES : Tok we ~ Waese Pst neverDate: OMS Pea Atea tiate RS BERi Mae bob VSS talon AEN AUTHORITY; Roo ditt ; 1, PO CHANGED EO “ i oa, uot CLASKN BNE ND REVIEW-DATE::Hope-=95||ece nae orHoWHHL. “ee AUTHORITY; ADD NAME: “Le. , Heedh, iQ: pren Tinea, fe oy Faidenen ret . coc SITteeoeoesoe ~s a Ligne. \ . 7 42h asblene, Box no. bh (1WW/3-93-326-010) FOLDER Ls fe 9-[ Lie 4 ( hes a BEST COPY AVAILABLE