life opies UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY #07516 WASHINGTON March 28, “ TO: Mr. Elmer B. Staats, Executive Officer Operations Coordinating Board and The Board Assistants SUBJECT: Report of Nuclear Energy Working Group on Page 4 — New Paragraph &, - PL B Db. "To advise the Chairman, AM, that if foreign pregs observers are invited to the tests, special efforts be mage to provide them with thorough background and other information to assist them in writing stories favorable to U.S. interests, Among the suggestions which might be considered are{(1) ormation kits and briefing before tests begin, (2) background briefings for foreign press at Nevada during the tests,|(3) pre-tegt briefings of Nevada Office of Test Informatich personnel political and psychological problems in terms of the foreign countries whose press observers will visit the test site, |" rtp ‘ Frederic 0. Bundy Board Assistant