eee OFFICIAL USE ONLY ew wa OFFICIAL USE ONLY 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. Cperenege ET 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 OFFICIAL USE ONLY sr ahy eine the climate of international opinion and intelligence rests with