At 2335 pm. the Comiiittes met with @ large group Of visitors to >
consider information available on. the recent Russian ‘shots,

of the Committee, the Secretary,‘andMr. Tomei were present.
visitors were:

All members

The

Dr, ‘A, A Bethe, Dr. N. E, Bradbury, Dr. Carson Mark,’

Mr. R. W, Spence, Dri‘A P; York,>Gen. K. E. Fields, Gen, Ws M, Canterbury,

Mrs Ds L. Northrup, Dr. D. Hi Rock, Dr. W.-D. Urry, Mr. H, 1 Miller, :
Dr. 8: G. English, Me Gi MeKavshagh, Dr: ©: Hi Reichardt, Mr. Gi B.

onisted, coli Ti Ai cibba, ds BO: Fine, ao Wi aWillies, Mr. K. Dy
Nichols, be: Hy Dd, Sinyth, Mr. T. EB. Murray, Mr. L, L. ‘Strauss, Me.
Joseph Campbell.

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Presentations were made by Gen. Canterbury andMr. Northrup, on

behalf of AFOAT-1, and by Dr, Bethe,

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Gen. Canterbury reviewed the mission and techniques of AFOAT-L.

Their missionis to detect at long range,“and obtain and analyze data on

} all foreign nuclear explosions,

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