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STANDARD PORM No. 64
GOVERNMENT
Office Memorandum © UNITED STATES
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Supplementary Note re Item 24.b., Weekly Activity Report} April 16, 1957 "Sereening of Nevada Test Film for Possible Overseas Sho
A ten-minute film "H Hour Minus 10" depicting activitjes at the
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Nevada Test Site, including tests of civil and military equipment and
structures, was viewed by the working group at the request of the Department
of Defense member. A Defense representative explained that the Armed Forces
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and U.S, efforts in making the "Peaceful Atom” a
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