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ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
OFFICIAL OBSERVER PROGRAM FOR OPERATION REDWING
Report to the General Manager by
the Director of Mllitary Application
THE PROBLEM
1. To consider the Official Observer Program for Opera~
tion REDWING.
3 UMMARY
2. A program for Official Observers in Operation REDWING
is necessary.
However, limited housing facilities available
in the PPG severely restrict the number of observers that can .
be accommodated.
3. The recommended AEC invitation list (Appendix "B")
includes high government officials, AEC Washington headquarters
personnel, AEC advisors and contractors, and AEC Operations
Offices personnel in accordance with previous practices,
Al-
though the AEC list totals 110 individuals to be invited, an
allocation of 60 AEC observerspaces is considered sufficient,
since past experience indicates a iarge number of invitations
are expected to be declined.
Current Joint TaskForce planning
contemplates an allocation of 60 observer spaces to AEC,
4. The Official Observer Program approved by the DOD
(AEC 787/17) and forwarded to the Commission for comment includes
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