OPERATIONS COORDINATING B Washington 25, D.C. vee oS OT YR Tle | May 1,11957 CCB Working Group on Nuclear Energy Projécts and Releted Information Programs ME: ORANDUM OF MELTING: Fifty-Seventh leeting held Friday, April}26, 1957, at 2 peme, Room 238 EOS Working Group Members Present: Sate Defense BG FCDA COB - Mr. Philip J. Farley, Acting Chairman ~ - Gol. D, L. Crowson, UWAF i2, Merso Salisbry if, Theodore Babbitt Mr, Richard Hirsch = Others Present: Defense FCDA - Major Richard Orphan, (A - Mr. John Hurley Participation cx Forejen Observers in Cperation PillBBos ~< OC ~ — ors s oS ; . Ny Os 22% — CS S a, on ‘ an » i 1, The working group met pursuant to instructions from the |OCB xecutive Cfficer to consider the views of the Department: of State and Defense with respec: to foreign military observers at Operation YLUinBOB »~ & x cecision of April 24 to linit officiel foreign military observerg at the Ny and to formulate recommendstions for the Board with respect to is Nevada Test Series to countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the U.K, and Canada, 2. Working growp considerations were subsequently set forth ina memorandum for the OCB, dated April 26, 1957, subject "Recommenda SLons of the O02 Nuclear Energy Vorlking Group with Respect to Foreign iBlitary Observers at Opsration PLU BBCB (1957 tlevada Test Series}." grcup recommended that the OCB reconsider The working its decision of April 2 yy and concur in the view that invitations shouldgo to countries alreadiy agreed by the Departments of State end Defense for the reasons sev fort in“the suoject paper, 3. The AEC member reiterated the position previously taken by the Chairman, Am, and reserved his agency's position with respect to the Working group recommendations. Next eteng te 4. —_ BEST COPY AVAILABU a Next meeting to be held at the call of the Chairman. Correction to Memo of PiftwSixth Meeting, Held Avril 18, De JBisd ofpprking group“members present, strike a E.0, 12356, SEC. 3.4 (b) oil $a-U9E+ Y He fl23GL Ren? : PRRs ‘casei CC * Se bbe ( : a