= the UK on the geographic location from which to obtain radioactive filter samples of test operations. Mr. Strauss said he had again spoken to Mr. McMillan and had informed him of the Commission's position that AEC would not request the attendance of U.S.S.R. scientists at the Rochester Conference, but that AEC would not object to their attendance. (See minutes of Meeting 1161.) He efuci that in response to a question by Mr. McMillen, he had informed rim tbhut this did not seem a matter for consideration at the forthcoming GAC meeting since the State Department established U. 5. policy on visits to the U. S. by U.S.S.R. citizens. Mr. Fields reported that Mr. Traynor had spoken to Mr. Smith, Special Assistant to the Secretary of State (Atomic Energy) and that it appeared that the Department of State may simply wish the AEC to state that the conference would be unclassified. Mr. Strauss said that ANC could not make such a statement since it was not sponsoring the conference and did not know what subjects might be discussed. Mr. Libby pointed out that we could inform the Department of State that it wes AEC's understanding that the subject retter of the conference is un~ eLassified. He added that if persons at the conference discuss restricted data they would be in violation of the Atcmic Imergy Act. Mr. Fields said that ke bel.eved informing the Department of State that the subject matter o° the confsrence would be unclassified, would commit the Commission to a Lesser Cegree than stating that AEC had no objection to attendance of U.c.S.K. scientists. Mr. Mitchell said that he agreed that it would be more Sesirable to inforr she State Department that the Conference wovld deel vith vaclassified subjects. Mr. Libby suggestec that the Department of State be informed that the Conference's agenda was unclassified.