DACROOOFFATTO _Asaretyreyt rm See "E001oad, Bas. Aud 411962 LI Bs GF Ao 3 & ty Am.Lea, Wee8 Lek ¥ ll This document consists of of U.S. Ato By Autho Le, Series —-— } PORK CRET Commission ~ nd 13 4 of Copy No. pages at ET Sy CELT Wate E24.Zz Luestn, Per, fAde Sg -_ — No. CilI-3dF /A Doeient SECURITY INFORMATION ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION coe Report by the Director of Information Services e iv —" PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON IVY TEST SERIES THE PROBLEM 1. To take appropriate action on the National Security Council memorandum of September 17, "Psychological Exploitation ‘of Certain Thermonuclear Developments." at BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION 2, The final report to the Psychological Strategy Board by : Panel. "L" and the substance of the PSB decision thereon were reircathe e rage | : aE re 8 St onveyed in AEC 483/18 anda 483/19. Under date of September 17, z “the National Security Council formally transmitted the decision. [epee bor action by the agencies involved, (889889 8b ommission, The NSC letter is attached as Appendix "A". Sh =-638 ASe4 q) ees including the Atomic Energy | 3. Before the NSC letter arrived the Director of Information wiservices had sent an informal instruction to AEC and JTF 132 public. [BNe 88 Bacorma tion officers to comply with the action which it was known — : a Fahy had been taken, and which bore AEC assent through action on the 4 Leases > RESTRICTED DATA . be document contains restricted dataee defined in tamic Energy Of 1946. Its transmittal o nip rT ovate contents im manner to” an: person is prohibited. Bac1E3a8,“Bes, #8 PP a ONG yO PID Lid oss ¢ pee fy , ~~) ge ow NY : - | unad Tortsed PARES muhowen aa , od aeEF (2.9) reren & & uve of its — _ os WhP72ib= BS OO ee NON FOO |

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