APPENDIX"B" DRAFT LETTER TO MAJOR GENERALP, W, CLARKSON, COMMANDER,JOINTTASKFORCR SEVEN 1. Since the receipt of a copy of your letter of March 24, 1953 to the Chief of Staff, United States Army, the Commission has considered the desirability of establishing a personal mail censorship program at the forthcoming test operations at the Pacific Proving Grounds. 2. After careful consideration of the many factors involve in this problem, the Commission concurs with your recommendation, made to the Chief of Staff, United States Army, that "The policy of self-censorship of personal mail te continued without recourse to official censorship, backed up by an intensified security indoctrination and security education and examinaticn program," In reaching this decision the Commission has attached considerable importance to the effect a censorship program would have on the morale of personnel assigned to the operation, the ebvious difficulties of administering a censorship program, anc the fact that such a censorship pregram would apparently be unic. in time of peace. 3. The Commission relies upon the Commander of Joint Task Force Seven to carry on a security program of such nature as to preclude a repetition of the letter writing incidents which occurred at Operation IVY. In this latter regard, we believe the close adherence by all Task Foree personnel to your proposed security regulations which our Division of Security has reviewed will accomplish this objective. - 10 - Appendix "B"