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5. The first trip would be one to arrive to witness the
(uoy High Altitude shot.
It is possible that this trip of some
15 to 17 total spaces Will be over-subscribed, particularly in
view of the high interest of the DOD in this shot.
For that
reason our invitations: to those of Cabinet Officer rank and to
the JCAE would list all four of the observer shots as avallable,
whereas invitations to other individuals would list only the
three later trips.
6. As to the foreign observers suggested, it is believed
the AEC should offer no objection if the matter is properly
coordinated with the Department of State,
The U.S, has agreements
for military cooperation will all the nations or organizations
concerned,
Tentatively the DOD had been thinking of splitting
the foreign observers (except the NATO group)
groups,
into three separate
It would appear much more convenient to consolidate
the United Kingdom, Canadian and Australian observers into one
group for reasons given in the attached proposed letter to the
DOD (Appendix "C"),.
The Joint Task Force is now planning to
effect this consolidation for the U.K,, Canadian and Australian
observers,
7. Mr. Quarles! letter informs the Commission that the
Commander, JTEF-7 will give a briefing later to sénior NATO
personnel,
From informal discussion it is understood that this
would be to the NATO international staff,
It would have to be
limited, insofar as atomic information is concerned, to data
judged transmissible by the AEC and DOD (unless the new law
specifies some different procedure).
With the close of the
operational period the Commander, JTF-7 is ne longer responsible
to the AEC but becomes entirely a Commander of the military
forces,
As such, what he does then is not an AEC responsibility
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