139 through the test director, or somebody like that? DR. BUGHER: That is right. MR. HARRIS: It goes through there before there can be made any sort of release publicly of this sort of thing? DR. BUGHER: That is’ right. MR. HARRIS: This essentially throws it into the Los Alamos declassification system, is that right? Alderson Reporting Company Washington, D. C. DR. BUGHER: That is correct. The only thing that 10 has been done which is somewhat irregular, you might say, is 11 to reach an understanding with Dr. Graves that certain short 12 cuts will be mde at this end in order to get the naterial 13 in shape more quickly. 14 But having done that, the document still clears through the established channels. There is an 15 attempt here to gain time, for example, on illustrations. 16 Normally those would be done out of los Alamos. 17 MR. HARRIS: Don't you think if you talk to Al about 18 this, he would be very sympathetic towards ths 19 and it might be that he gould speed up mch things as 20 declassification of plates, and so on? 21 22 23 ARC 24 25 DR. BUGHER: He will try to,yes. is also quite aware of these things. procedure Ralph Smith There is every effort in prospect to accelerate the thing within the framework of the task force. But it doesn't mean cutting corners and missing the é@ntersection here. wey je