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APPENDIX '"B"
UNITED STATES
ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C.
FROM
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TO
September 17,
Those Listed Below
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MEMORANDUM
Morse Salisbury, Director, Division of Information
SUBJECT:
Services, @. S. Atomic Energy Commission
PUBLIC REPORTING POLICY FOR IVY
At the recommendation of a panel comprised of representatives
of the Departments of State and Defense, the Central Intelligence
Agency, the Atomic Energy Commission, and the Psychological
Strategy Board, the PSB has endorsed a public reporting policy
for IVY.
This policy provides that no further public statements
shall be issued, nor background information be given to
correspondents or other uncleared persons concerning the tests
until the conclusion of the series, unless unforeseen
circumstances make issuance necessary.
So far as can now be foreseen, the only contingency likely
to make necessary a public statement before the end of the
series, would be some occurrence of detectable phenomena or other
special circumstance in connection with the Mike shot.
The Department of Defense, through its membership on the PSB
has coneurred in this policy.
The Commission has accepted it,
Operating officers will of course be expected to conform to it.
In due time the formal documents will be forthcoming from the PSB
through the top offices of the DOD and the AEC.
In the meantime I
am sending this notice of the policy that has been adopted so
that we may know of it and not inadvertently deviate from it.
Compliance is simple:
No public statements in connection with
IV¥Y from now on until the conclusion of the tests, unless unusual
events or circumstances make public statements necessary.
In case
Such events or circumstances should arise, the public statements
proposed should be cleared through AEC, DOD, and possibly State.
The Public Information Service, AEC, will act as clearance agent.
if such events arise.
Addressees:
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Public Information Officer, JTF-132
Director of Information, Santa Fe Operations Office, AEC
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