OUTGOING TELETYPE October 29, 1952 PRIORITY FROM: USAEC, WASHINGTON, DC TO CJTF-132, ENIWETOK, +: M. I. TO CLARKSON AND ZUCKERT FROM DEAN Commissioners take Zuckert judgement that pictures captions text for booklet innocuous and agree it may be issued, but not before the conclusion cf tests. your ncetice. First Doint: some press grumblinz, pletures under the charactor would be Tssuance of booklet might cause s’na2e these would be the only releasable inv°ornatjion in Call two points to plan and sharp sontrast to their the innocuous pictures of bursts which were released after sandstone and GREENHOUSE. Our Ppeogram of no pictures of -perations would be attacked the more strongly by press wnen we gave out pictures of recreation and scenery. Second point: Our tssuince cn sur own motion of inncecuous pictures would give apvoecrance to U. S. and world generally that we ere trying to c1ill attention to the tests and mysterious and somewhat ludicrous way. a ee This would undermine ~~be 3 - gS aT ao in a teasing S. . wed oO . es oot 4 Td