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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
WASHINGTON 25, D. C,
April 24, 1956
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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
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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
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