OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
April 9, 1956
MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR, ATOMIC ENERGY DIVISION,
OFFICE OF CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
SUBJECT:
Foreign Observers at Operation REDWING
1. Reference is made to the memorandum for the Chairman,
Joint Chiefs of Staff, from the Deputy Secretary of Defense,
dated 9 February 1956, and the memorandum for the Commander,
JTF~-7, from the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Atomic
Energy) dated 4 April 1956, copies of which nave been furnished
you previously.
2. The above references describe the foreign observer
program for Operation REDWING along with procedures for the
preperation of suitable briefings to be given the participants.
The Deputy for Air, JTF-7 has submitted to this office copies
of the briefings for clearance, which are forwarded herewith
for elearance under the State-Defense Military Informaticn
Control Committee procedures for the disclosure of classifi.cd
defense and atomic information to foreign nationals, ana for
the joint determination with the Atomic Energy Commission as
to transmissibility, if required.
3, It is understood that the scientific aspects of the
briefing is being prepared by Dr. Ogle, Deputy for Scientific
Matters, JTF-7, which will be cleared informally through the
Atomic Energy Commission first.
You will want to insure that
this part of the briefing is properly cleared under SDMICC
procedures also.
4X, I recommended that this matter be handled on an urgent
basis in view of the limited time available and the fact that
the Atomic Energy Commission concurrence in this program was
made subject to subsequent agreement in this area,
/s/ Herbert B. Loper
Assistant to the Secretary
of Defense (Atomic Energy)
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Memo fr Deputy for Air, JTF-7,
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