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-40distribution of the Minutes and access to them was felt necessary in
order that the members should feel free to speak frankly and freely in
their discussions, and in order that the record might preserve as mch >
of the character of these discussions as possible.
‘The Chairman's
Reports to the Chairman of the Commission, on the other hand, are the
property of the AEC; and their distribution is determined by the AEC,
The Committee unanimously agreed to continue its standing restrictions
on distribution of the Minutes andaccess to them —— and specifically,
in the case in point, that the Commission staff should not have access
to them,
This session was adjourned at 9:35 p.m.
SESSION
The Committee met in executive session at 9:05 a.m,
were present except Dr. Wigner and Dr, yon Neumann,
Ali members —
The Secretary and
Mr, Tomes were pregent,
Attention was first given to the Minutes of the 40th Meeting.
Minutes
of the
40th
Meating
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Wigner had submitted a correction; this was accepted.
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also had some corrections,
Dr.
Other member's
Final approval was postponed until later.
Next, Dr. Rabi read to the Committee the letter which he had
written on June 14 to the Commissioners on the case of Dr. Oppenheiner,
Since it was necessarily semi-official because of his own position he
Oppenheimer
felt it proper to ask whether the Committee wished it incorporated in
the Minutes,
Various expressions of approbation for the letter were
made; the Committee agreed not to make it a part of the Minutes.