Mr, Acly pointed out that since our administration of the Trust Territory ie under the United Nations, our conduct of it must be brought before the U.N, and it must, therefore, be defended periodically. He stated that adverse world opinion with respect to testing would lead him to believe that even our allies would have no hesitancy in criticizing our adminietration of the Trust Territory if we choose to resume testing in Re agrees that we will suffer some of thia criticism no that area, matter where we resume testing, but feels that the criticism will be mch > more severe if the tests are at Bikini or Eniwetok. He based this judgment on the fact that there is very strong feeling in the U.N. to rush to the defense of dependent peoples, Mr, Acly also pointed to the political problem that would be raised by others accusing us that we would be carrying out activities in the Trust Territory to the hazard of dependent people that we would not risk carrying out within the United States for fear of injury to our own people, F stated that we have a long term interest in the strategic importance of the Trust Territory and there is some possibility that our interests in that area would be seriously hasmed if we are unable to maintain a favorable attitude on the part of the Micronesians themselves. Mr. Nucker pointed out, as an example, that we may have a very considerable problem in the U. N from the fact that we have had to relocate an entire community of some 84 people because of the requirement for a target impact area for the Pacific Missile Range. [| te was the consensus of the group that we should look very carefully at the possibility of using either Johnston Island or Christmas Island, ,and only move to use the Eniwetok Proving Ground if the factors discussed above are outweighed by the considerations developed as a result of com- paring the possibility of testing at the Proving Ground as against testing lelsewhere. of Energy artment © maistorian’s Office ARCHIVES A. W. Betts Brigadier General, USA Director of Military Applicat ion 5002409