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ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSTON
OFFICIAL OBSERVERS FOR OPERATION GREENHOUSE
Report by Director of Military Application
THE PROBLEM
1.
To consider certain policies for the selection and hand-
Ling of observers for Operation GREENHOUSE, as suggested by the
Commanding General,
Joint Task Force Three,
BACKGROUND
2. No great problem has heretofore been encountered as to
observers at atomic tests,
inasmuch as housing and logistic sup-
port were both available.
At Eniwetok, on the contrary, housing
and transportation for GREENHOUSE will be critical, even for necessary scientific and administrative personnel.
Furthermore, the se-
curity aspects of GREENHOUSE are more restrictive than at previous
tests. For these reasons,
the number of observers must be limited.
DISCUSSION
3.
The Commanding General, Joint Task Force Three, has
suggested* certain policies for the
servers for Operation GREENHOUSE.
selection and handling of ob-
The Commander JTF-3 has re-
quested the concurrence of the Atomic Energy Commission with these
suggestions prior to his requesting concurrence of the Department
of Defense.
The policy suggested by the Commander, JTF-3,
in-