TUE 13:17 FAX 913 263 41218 EISENHOWER LIBRARY Pos ” OPERATIONS COORDINATING BOARD eel Washington 25, D. C, Mareh 11, 1995 MEMORANDUM FOR THE OFSRATIONS COORDINATI“G BOARD SUBJECT: Overseas Reaction to the AEC Report on the Effects High-Yield Nuclear Explosions. $f The attached Operations Coordinating Roard report, prepaged pursuant to NSC Action No. 13200b, dated March 2, 1955, was noted by the National Security Couneil on March 3, 1955, Actign No, 1344. The recommendations in paragraph & were adopted by the Council and approved by the President on March 5, 1955. The Council noted the directive, subsequently approved of the President on March 5, 1955, "that, in lieu of NSC action No, 925, oral or written statements to be made public by Gove ment officials regarding nuclear weapons, which contain infor tion not previously made publie officiatly, must be checked i "Fe 02/18/97 : advance with the Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, who will gceordinate the intelligence and foreign climate of opinion aspects with the Operations Coordinating Board," The previous draft of this report tranamitted by memor of March 1, 1955 is obsolete and may be destroyed in accord with the security regulations of your agency. —" . = LE. wie - a‘7 ? v e / _ Yo oP A, Elmer B, Staats Executive Officer Attachment: Executive Officer, OCE Memo to NSC, _ on above subject, dated 3/2/55, with attachment as listed. OCB File No, $5 | | CONFIDENTIYL |