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TASK GROUP 7.6
20 March 1948
OPERATIONAL REPORT
PHASES A_and B
CHAPTER
12
Introduction,
In August of 1947 General James McCormack, Jr., the Director,
and Captain James Russell, USN, both of Military Applications Division,
AEC, called Colonel James P, Cooney, KC, USA of the Office of the
Surgeon General for a conference at the office of the AEC, and informed
him that certain atamic tests would be conducted in the future at some
site to be chosen in the Pacific area,
They stated that his name had
been suggested by Dr, Norris E, Bradbury of los Alamos to head radiological safety operations.
Colonel Cooney was asked if he would be
willing to assume this responsibility, and he stated he would be willing
to help in any way possible.
In the latter part of September Colonel Cooney was ordered to report
to Lt, General John E, Hull for a personal interview at which time it
was confirmed that Colonel Cooney was willing to assume responsibility
for radiological safety operations, and that the Surgeon General had
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concurred in his release,
Accordingly, Lt. General Hull stated that
orders would be issued making the appointment official.
General Orders Number 2, Headquarters, Joint Task Force SEVEN, ©
Washington, D. C., dated 18 October 1947 announced that Colonel Cooney
would be the Radiological Safety Officer,
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