8, The assignment of the task force commander as representative of the atomic Energy Commission as well as of the Joint Chiefs of Staff while overseas facilitated operations by establishing a single authority, groups proved sound. The principle of functional tas In combined Armed Forces-Atomic Energy Conmission operations of this type, commanders in all echelons should again be chosen from either the Atomic Energy Commission or the Armed Forees, based solely on adaptability and qualifi— eation, 9, Further improvement in management of joint military activitics can be made by a nore complete adherence to the management fund. or aingle appropriabion principle, standardization of definition of "normal" and "above normal" costs, and by developing a uniform system of cross financing between Services, LO. Full scale test operations such as GREENHOUSE arc excellent opportunities for training military personnel in the practical aspects of radioactivity. Instances of adverse psychological reactions at ENTWETOK, when conservative exposure dosages were exceeded and were detected by highly sensitive survey meters, indicetes the need for the Services to stress in thoir training progrems the practical aspects of radiation as well as to furnish troops a less sensitive survey meter. To assist in training. personnel in the presence of higher level radiation such as will cxist in atomic war, higher level exposure standards should be adopted where feasible on future test operations. ll. Adequate arrangements have been made for the completion of residual tasks of Joint Task Force THREE, RECOMMENDATIONS l2. That the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Atomic Imergy Commission approve the above conclusions. 13. That a copy of this report be transmitted to the Research and Development Board by the Joint Chicfs of Staff, lA. ‘ That, subject to the comments of the Atomic Energy Commission, Joint Task Force THREE be inactivated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff as of 30 September 1951.