9. In consideration of the limited housing facilities
available, and the desire to accommodate the maximum number of
observers consistent with over-riding operational requirements,
the five day limitation is necessary for use as a general rule,
However,
in view of the weather delays which will undoubtedly be
encountered, it is understood that CJTF-7 intends to temper the
application of this rule in the cases of VIP as appropriate,
10. By letter dated February 9, 1956 (AEC 787/16) the
Deputy Secretary of Defense advised the Commission of DOD plans
to invite 15 foreign observers to the tests and stated that
dissemination of atomic information to these observers would be
within the provisions of Section 14M of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954 and subject to the appropriate procedures pertaining to the
necessary joint determinations required by Section 144b,
The
attention of the Commisssion is invited to their previous actions
in matters of this nature.
In previous cases the Commission
has approved the transmission of certain specified information
on fission weapons, but has refused to authorize the transmission
of any information on thermonuclear weapons,
The Office of the
General Counsel advises that permitting foreign nationals to
‘observe the shots from the controlled area may involve the
communication of Restricted Data to them within the meaning of
Section 144%b,
However, the proposed observers in this case
are representatives of Canada and the U. K,, which have bilateral
agreements under Section 144b that permit the exchange of certain
Restricted Data, including yields and effects information,
To
the extent that the test information revealed te them comes within the exchangeable topics and does not in the joint judgment
of AEC and DOD reveal important information concerning design
or fabrication of the nuclear components, communication would not
be prohibited by the 1954 act,
It is proposed therefore that
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