x DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS WASHINGTON 25, D. C, April 24, 1956 FROM: TO +: Chief of Naval Operations Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission SUBJ: Transmittal of Proposed Briefings for Canadian -~ UK PJBD Representatives in the Pacific Proving Grcund Ref: i2} Atomic Energy Act of 1954 VIA : Chairman, Military Liaison Committee b) Agreement between the Goverrment of the United States of America and the Government of Creat Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperstion Regarding Atomic Information for Mutual Defense Purposes {c) Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada for Cooperation Regarding Atomic Information for Mutual Defense Purposes Encl: {1) Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Atomic Dnergy) Memo of 9 April 1956, with two (2) copies of Enclosure thereto 1. Enclosure (1) forwarded to the Director, Atomic Energy Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, a proposed briefing for foreign observers at Operation REDWING, and requested clearance of the briefing under the State ~- Defense Military Information Control Committee Procedures and for the joint determination with the Atomic Energy Commission as to transmissi-~ bility. 2. The subject briefing has been reviewed by the Navy, Army and Air Force members of the State - Defense Military Information Control Committee and found to be releasable under the policies governing the disclosure cf classified military information to foreign governments. 3. It is considered that this exchange of Restricted Data information is transmissible under the pertinent sections of references (a), (b) and (c). Concurrence of the Atomic Energy Commission in the transmissibility of this information is requested, 4, Attention is invited to the recommendation contained in enclosure (1) that this matter be handled on an Urgent basis. /s/ Courtney Shands “> ce \ | ) By direction

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