At 12:35 p.m. this session was adjourned,
SESSTON
(April 1, 1954)
The Committee met at i: A5 Pele
All members were piesent, except
Dri Libby who arrived during the session,
The Secretary was present.
Mr, Tomei entered during the session.
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Dr: Reichardt met with the Committee at this time to reporton
Intelli- intelligence matters:
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Matters
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The Norsk-Hydro electrolysis plant has purchased 800 kg of ws
platinum on granular charcoal.
it is apparently their intention to ange
ment their heavy water produstion by catalytic exchange methods, ©“Their
present capacity, 15 tons. D,0/year, can probably be doubled,
(A Soviet Lieutenant who defected in Austria has furnished information about top secret Soviet atomic energy defense training manuals,
The
statements as to weapon effects of 5, 20, and 100 kiloton bombs are not
entirely consistent with U.S. data. ‘Two manuals which the informant knew
of but had not seen may have been tactical manuals, the implication being
that the Russians have offensive tactical atomic weapons, The credibility
of the informant is not established beyond question,
“Information was received during 1946-1950 about two groups of German
scientists at Sukhumi, in the Caspian Sea area. They worked on nickel
barriers, both impregnated mesh and seamless tubes, and studied gaseous”
diffusion, ‘Research on an ultracentrifuge, on a high current ionsource.
(comparable to those used at Y-12), and on a process control type mass
spectrometer was also reported.
These activities are taken as indication