cory. AXNLX I ‘ COPY (Fr PRESS RELEASE .ON ‘December 1, 1917 TATENENT CP OTHE UNITED STATES ATOMIC EN:RCY COMMISSION RELATIVE T. hE ESTARIISH.LNT OF PACIFIC EATLRIM-NTaL INSTALLATIONS The United States Agomic enerev Comnission tuday announced that snstreetion has been started cn =niwetok £toll for the Pacific Gcean - installetions announced jast Sumer b the Commission. In its seccnd semi-ann-al report te Congress, transzitted July 22, 197 the Commission staved that it was “establishing proving frounds in the Pacific for routine experiments and tests of atomic weapons," Construction is being carried out by the armed forces at the request of the Atoric Energy Commission. Lieutenant. Ceneral J. =. Hull, Commanding General, linited States Army, Pacific, is co-ordinating the werk of the army, Sten : 1s oo. Navy, enc air rerce in this prorram.