This report was made orally to the OCB by Chairman Strauss of the AEC and later circulated in briefed-down form to the members of the Working Group (Note to Hirsch: I have not looked up the evact reference which will appear in your records rather than ours; nor have I chosen parts of your information memorandum for inclusion here, I'm assuming that ell that is desired is a reference to the memorandum.) taminating Pacific currents and fish life by fallout and on the action taken by the Food and Drug Administration of the United States with respect to monitoring tuna and shark received at West Coast ports were provided; consultation on the facts of the situation as known in Washington was given the working groups supplying policy and fact guidance for public reporting in Japan by the Embassy. he ination of Cert 9 eapo est Activities: The 4EC requested and received OOB coordination of three announrce= ments on weapons test activities -— (a) Ann conclusion of the Pacific test cement May. of th ecw list pty series;—ged ithed 25 ouncement on Se that the Nevada Proving Ground was being put in readiness for a series of tests in late winter 1955; (c) Response to inquiry in mid™October on establishment at Pearl Harbor, T.H. of a small forward group of Joint EISENHOWER LIBRARY REPRODUCED AT THE DWIGBT, D. Task Force 7. ae Py gaanaE 4 BaCRET noe Specific statements on the low degree of danger of continuing con-