* STANDARD FORM NG. 64 ig Z ms UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Office Memorandum TO + We J. Williams, Deputy General Manager DATE: Ochaper 31, 1952 REPOSITORY reom : Bryan Fs laPlante, Chief Washington Area Security (I~ Operations SUBJECT: 7. Mendel Rivers, WAZ-33 194 409034 SYMBOL: SWA:CWP COLLEOTION R6s2u—_/dab This office has received a memorandum from Major Gene Cofield, JTF-132, in which he requested that Congressman Rivers! clearance be reinstated. A telephone conversation with Major Cofield revealed that Subject will visit IVY in the capacity of an official observer. : In view of th: above, it is requested that the name of L. Mendal Rivers be submitted to the Commission for special clearance for the purpose of attending Operation IVY as an official observer. This office will note in its files that the clearance is limited to such access as Congress~ man Rivers will require in the cpacity of offical observers Subject was formerly cleared at Commission Meeting 619 on October 2h, 1951, for the purpose of attending BUSTER/JANGLE. This clearance, as stated in the minutes of the above meeting, was terminated onDecember 10, 199f7 Enclosure Memo fm JTF-B 2 to WASO dtd 10-30-52 BEST COPY AVAILABLE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DICLASSIFICAI ON REVICY 1ST REVIEW-DaTE: $2.9-_ 9.5 AUTHOR: Mic abc Cabo NAME 2D REVIDc ‘ TTS YE -07 NAMee Wie Kew Laer ne 146! .