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c,
Noted that the support of the Department of
Defense will be requested for the expanded REDWING
program byletter such as that in Appendix ‘'C"* to
AEC 787/10;
d,
Noted that after receipt of DOD comments,
Presidential authorization for expenditure of the nuclear
materials required for the tests will be requested by
letter such as that in Appendix ''D'' to AEC 787/10;
e,
Noted that the Secretary of State will be advised
by letter such as that in Appendix “'E"’ to AEC 787/10
of the AEC request for Presidential authorization to
expend the required special nuclear materials; and
f.
Noted that subsequent to receipt of the Presidential authorization referred to in d above, the Joint
Committee on Atomic Energy will be advised by appropriate letter of the specific REDWING program,
6,
AEC 663/3 - U.S./U.K. Exchange of Information in Connection
with Tests
General Starbird commented on the recommendation that the
“ommission determine that certain U.S, analyses which the DOD would
.iKe to transmit to the U.K, concerning U.K. weapons tests would nct
reveal important information relating to the design and fabrication of
:.tomic weapons and could be transmitted to the U,K. under the DCD’s
‘lateral agreement with the U.K. Mr, Strauss inquized whether the
xchange of filter papers for analysis would be reciprocal, He said
hat if it were, he believed the DOD should be infarmed that the Ccom-
suission would not agree to any exchange of analyses or filter papers
“¢ The test of thermonuclear weapons by the U.S, In answer tc a ques‘Lon by Mr, Libby, General Starbird said that it would be possible for
<.° Gcramission to accept the recommendation of 1EC 663/3 and reuse
«ty i ter DOD request fcr reciprocal exchanges, Mr, Murray obsex ved
“at it would not be necessary for the Commission to take this pos‘tion
ni this time since it wouid later review infcsmation to be transmitted and
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