’ DEPA ORY Pale EFENSE MILITARY LIAISON COMMITTEE 7 : ~ P.O. BOX 1814 408848 WASHINGTON 25, D. GC. 21504 NOV 22 1957 Vu Reference is made to the letter from the Chairman, Atonic Knergy Coumission to the Chairman, Military Liaison Committee, dated 13 November 1957 which requested concurrence in the test program approved by the Commission for Operation HARDTACK, and ia the designation of Comaander, Joint Task Force SKVEN as the Senior AKC Representative at the Kaiwetok Proving Ground durimg the operational phase of HARDTACK. Assurance of Departmeat of Defense support for this operation was also desired. The Commission may be assured that appropriate support of the Department of Defense, normal to Joint AEC-DOD test operation and furnished through the Joint Task Force Organization, will be made available for the forthcoming Operation HARDTACK. The proposed designation of the Commander, JTF-7 as the Senior AEC Representative at the Emiwetok Proving Ground during the operational phase of HARDTACK, is concurred in by the DOD. oO w ec This assurance of support is understood not to preclude further consideration and recommendations by the Department of Defense as to the contents of the test program. Sincerely yours, Herbert B. Loper Chairman Honorable Lewis L. Strauss CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED | U. 8. Atomic Energy Commission BY AUT B RITY OF _2OD srou-j- 7 , 2 DATE 3/22723 CONFIRMED TO BE UNCLASSIFIED are bh , BY AUTHORITY OF DOE/ OG Wom/2g7/54 REVIEWED BY | Osi be Aée gs2[ 2e LSC a 8. FOLDER © k BOX No. a 1% ee > COLLECTION be 326 _(N 3 -326-9 97 0/0) Dear Mr. Strauss:

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