This document ->? « , coansiits °° LS 7 nages Copy Nc.of 36 Series A. SECRET ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION JOINT AEC-DOD OPERATION HARDTACK PUBLIC INFORMATION PIAN Report to the General Manager by the Director of the Division of Information Services THE PROBLEM 1. To consider the joint AEC-DOD Operation HARDTACK Public Information Plan. SUMMARY 2, At Meeting 1313 on November 6, 1957, the Commission considered AEC 952/19 which stated that, "A separate public information plan for Operation HARDTACK will be submitted to the Commission for consideration as early as possible." The Joint AEC-DOD Operation HARDBACK Public Information Plan, attached as Appendix "A", is submitted pursuant to the above notation, STAPF JUDGMENTS 3, The Divisions of Military Application, Blology and Medicine, Security and Classification concur in the recommendarion of this paper, The HARDTACK Information Plan also has been reviewed by the Commander, Joint Task Force Seven, and the Office of the Assistant Secretary (Public Affairs) of the Department of Defense and the attached draft reflects their comments and has their approval. This material contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the espionage laws, Title 18, U.S.C., Sec. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by Jaw, SECRET -1 - GYO}- 4929 ~-3B-22

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