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Il am eorry avout the celay in replying to your letter of January 13,
i put off answering it until © had en opportunity to see the
Ugmnission's final ainutes regarding this uatter,
i surely don’t want to labeg this but would like briefly to tell you
the circumstances of ay writing the fresident,
somewhat different licht on the episoda,
* think they cast a
In vecesber the ‘omission had under consincration en unclesred
observer progrem for the naxt Pacific tests involving same 200 persons.
1t decided not to undertake such e progres, <« dissented, During the
discussion, : had sugeated the possibility thet the “resident might went
te invite one inited Netions observer. because of the bread policy con
sidcrations involved and the probable interest of other goverment agencie,
the comission unanimously decided that the entire matter shauld be brought
te the attention of the President. This comission decision to notify the
President of ite ection on the unclesred cbserver progrm led se to subait
te the President the coelleteral suggestion for an invitation to the inited
Nations to send one observer.
Subsequently Chairaan Streuss decided that no further written
netification frum the comission ves needed snc that he would take up
the natrer orally «ith the President,
Under these circumstances, I belivve that my letter to the President
camot fairly be charecterized ap cs request for his intervention in «
Couwmiseion decision or es an appeal from a “commission decision, it
simply voluntesred » suggestion whieh = had hoped might be of seme help
in eurbing the atesic awe raes, & subject on which I believed ideas fron
any knewledgesble source would be welcene,
Yery sincerely yours,
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