ce eee 8 € oe @ -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 iciter =O ur, Wigner had submitted a correction; this was accepted. o 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.

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