After reading this misunderstanding from Brown, Loper sent a memo to Keeney
ou 20 Feb
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to clairfy theDOD position for the record.
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It is thatany treaty should
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only allow a test ban where there is an adequate inspection and detection system
already.
This further means that the initial treaty can be based on the conference
of experts system but will not necessary exclude from the test ban those test that
can't be adequately handled.
The new hard tack data should be introduced to demon-
strate " the need for progressive improvement of the system."
The commission set
up by the treaty must positively and without any possibility of veto work towards
progressive imporvement of the coverage of the system.
‘ The basic two points he feels the DOD wants to make would be to support the US
demand for a threshold in any test suspension for the time being and a requirement forfurther improvement.
These folders contain report after report and study after study and letter
after letter addressing the various technical problems in Genivia but not addressing the need in the US test community to do any tests or keep any readiness particulary.
Just to indicate the relationship of organizations and the types of discussions going on, Starbird sent a letter to Loper on 10 Feb. 59 quoting from
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the information from Harold Brown (then the AEC rep. at Genevia)on. his interpretation of the directives that the DOD was giving to their people in Genfvia.
here quotes Brown's words which in part try to summarize
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how they read the DOD
{and General Loper's) directives, and since Starbird feels there is some mis-understanding, he takes it straight to Loper to try to straighten out the mis> Vea A
understandings.
Finally he suggests that Loper make his position clear to Spergin!
Keeney who is about to proceed to the delegation in Geneiva.