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ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
DECISION ON AEC 787/24
JOINT AEC-DOD INFORMATION PLAN FOR OPERATION REDWING
Note by the Secretary
At Meeting 1188 on March 28, 1956, the Commission:
a, Approved the AEC-DCD Joint Information Plan
for Operation REDWING (attached as Appendix "B" to
AEC 787/24) ;
b. Authorized the establishment of a Joint Test
Information Office as provided for in the Information
plan;
c. Noted that the Joint Test Information Office
will prepare, as deemed necessary by the Commission
and the Department of Defense, announcements that a
shot has taken place on a certain date, at any time
subsequent to the detonation;
Gd. Noted that when announcements of detonations
are issued, the yield will be stated in terms of
"kiloton range" or "megaton range";
e, Noted that if all detonations were to be announced,
the revelation of the total number will require declassi-
fication from Confidential, Defense Informatic ;
f, Noted that the Plan provides for subsequent
addition of special information projects which may
include an uncleared observer program;
g. Noted that the plan includes provision for
reporting fall-out, including readings in the U.S,
necessary;
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h, Noted that in view of possible international
reprecussions of such nature as to affect the national
interest, a flexible procedure is established to take
additional informational actions as deemed necessary;
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