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- STANDARD FORM NU. 64 - ofice Memo, mdam UNITED sTI,rEs GOVERNMENT Division of Biologg and Xedicine Division of Bio:Logy and Nedicine On June 9 General Fields asked me t o confer with him, Colonel Huston and Captain Rai.ght on the subject of sheep allegedly dead from radiation. Before the meeting ended the subject broadened into other incidents of alleged radiati-on injury and, finally,into the general subject of public relations i n connection with the tests a t EE. The meeting was quite frank as t c what 1 regard as the true situation of public relations and specific sucgestions were made as to future action, Briefly and without going into justification at this time, I recommended the follow1. That an investigation be made as to the cost of buying up the grazing rights for the FIE and the Air Force Gunnery Range and also the area tothe northeast up t o Nevada Highway Ijlo, 25, 2, That a similar investigation be made as to the cost for either buying outright the Groom Fine or atleast the cost o f renoiring perscnnel during the the of the tests, and 3. Thst 2 broad approach toa whole prog rm of public Tinformetion h and ecLcation be made. On Julle 10 the Comissioners were briefed on the vr'iole situazicn and some discussian, bTr, Boyer Eppcinted a commit-lee t c study fw the r the problems adtc make certain recommendations. On June 11General Fields, Colonel Euston and I again discussed t h e situation, Genera11 Fields thought it wox1d be wise for him t o send a representat ive to the 'Ievada area fora pericd cf time t o keep abreast of the s ltu a tic n and t o keep him (Generd Fields) infcrmed, Or, June 12 I received Ecall from :!r. Pank Johnson who isIn13. Cerroll the sheep aid cattle problaq until the story i s ccnpleted and then, ata Their concern was obvicus and after