The ovcrell strenath vl the Joint Saelp
Tock 7
Pores was cpproximately
9,800 including civilicn personne?
ma
Observers of the tests were Llinitcd in the cxtrere,
sinec it
was the vicw of all agencics thant wnly those who had sectuan
€
for the lkmowlcdge shuld attend.
nose “bscrvers incluc
of the Joint Cangressionel Gam
3¢ for Atomic Energy an
AEs and the arme C
‘ther sbservers were
staff, the ARC
wermivicd.
T> surt up,
aside
from the
valuc
cf the tests themsclves,
the
Operstion wes ane.of grent profit te the armed Forecs.
Valusble
training in joint .pcerations was gaincd--treining almest impzselibic
toa get in peoaectime, and generally, sll t:9o limited t> moet members
of the militery services.
Such exnericnce is invelushlie in f-sterin
integreticn within the Services,
So much for the general pletur
Russell,
the Test Dircotor,
toa make a fow promorks.
I'm now going ta isk et Shara
and Dr .tronen, the
Selontifiec Directar,
I know you yl be interceted in what they
say as, aftcr all, althsush ticse tests
weap ns, the teste were ernduatcd by the
were tects of military
Scicntirie Groun hended
You reslize,
info rmnti-~n
by Dr. Froman.
After they have Piniered, we will endecvor to answer
such questions OS You any have in ming Inoofoar as we
ean do sa.
oP eourse,
tharh muck
of tre
is
of
the
eatemory xP classified asts under the atomic Enere-y Act ond the
Bspirnege Act end none of us is st liberty t answer cuesticns
perteinine to the techniscl ssplote of the test cr their results.
Geoncral Kepner of the Air Porecs and sdrirnal Yersons :f the
Navy, both of whom were Deputics to the Commisndcr of
Joint Task
Meree Seven arg els. here today.
As steted carlicr, General xAcprer
was also in command of the Air Sorecs participating.
It may be
thet
you will wish to aucstion them.
Ihave had copies 2f these nites Pron which I spcke made and
yor are weleome to # copy If you acsire
one.
Poyouu wish to quate
any of ny remarks, I suggest you quote them from the nates.
They
are written vut toe such on cxtent that this can be donc.
I stand
behind eny custation thet you oussy wish to: make from the notes, and
you are
and
9t liberty ta uss
Iosm now zcing to
De-ector Fromen.
all
orn part of them in
turn this diseussion
such menncr.
xver to Cartsin Russcil