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PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INFORMATION PLAN
FOR OPERATION PLUMBBOB
A, PURPOSE
1.
To establish the policy, responsibilities, procedures
and organizational relationships for issuing public information
consistent with the requirements of security, before, during
and after the PLUMBBOB series of tests at the Nevada Test Site.
The policy is designed to:
a. Increase public knowledge and understanding
of the purpose and need for continental tests;
b. Help protect life and property by obtaining
public cooperation in avoiding or reducing any
possible off-site hazards;
e. Allay unfounded fear of damage or injury
that may arise in the United States or abroad from
public misunderstanding of test operations;
d. Provide a procedure for serving the public
with adequate information on the test operations
and their results in aiding the defense of the
United States and the Free World.
B. RESPONSIBILITY
1,
The responsibility for coordinating the information
plan and major announcements, preceding, during and following
the operation with the agencies of government concerned with
the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.
This coordination
will be achieved through consultation with the Operations
Coordinating Board and the Director of the Central Intelligence
Agency.
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2.
The responsibility for public information issuances
rests with the Test Manager during operational phases, and with
the Manager of Albuquerque Operations Office during pre- and
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