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After further discussion, the Commissioners indicated they had no objection to the General Manager’s proposed zeview of the FY 1959budget, d. Polio Vaccinations for HARDTACK Observers Mr. Fields reported that as the result of several cases of polio in the Marshall Idandso Joint Task Force-7 will require that all military personnel at HARDTACK be vaccinated for polio, He said the staff had recommended that all AEC persomel at HARDTACK also be vaccinated and that he planned to proceed with this recommendation. e. Procedures for Hearings on Patent Policies Mr. Fields reported that a staff paper on procedures for hearings on patent policies would be circulated to tlm Commission at an early date. He commented that he had discussed th@ matter with Senator Clintoa Anderson and that he proposed to recommend open hearinga on the During the brief discuss ion of this mattert Mr. Libby suggested that in the course of the hearings, consideration should be given to recognition of important contributions of individuals in the AEC program which uncler present policies are not reimbursable. f. Claim of Jerome S. Spevack Against the Government The Commission briefly discussed procedures for ,,.,.,’,..,.- .,. handling patent claims agdnst the Government. Mr, Libby @&: commented oa the Jerome So $pevack claim which is now F.,.> before the Supreme Court and requested that a briefing [;::? on this matter be arranged for himself and Commimionexs ;,,...+,..$ At this point, Mr.
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g. Birthday Congratulations for the Chairman Cnbehalf of the other CommiesiW8e, Ms. Libby extended best wishes and c oagratulations to the Chairman os the occasion of his birthday. Mz. Strauss said he had also received telephone calls on this occasion from Mr. Sterling Cole and Sir Edwin Plowden who requested that they be refnembered to the other Commia sioners, h, Presidential Approval of HARDTACK Test Plans Ms. fkraws reported that he had been informed by a telephone cdl from the White House of the PxeSide@*s approval of t&e test plans fox the first six month of operation HARDTACK Mr. Str@ss said the President had Some questions regarding * fall phases oi the test - added that he would brief tlw Psesident on this part Mr. Diamond commented on the recent JCAE request for an opinion on Section 144b of the Atomic Eaergy Act with respect to the question of communication of Restricted Data to foreign countries (See UC 978/9. sub~equently circulated). He said that the opinion and a letter of trans~ mittal had been prepared, subject to CornmiEIsion approval that he had discussed this matter with LMr. Gerald Morgan of the White House, and Mr. Morgan had euggested that the question of executive privilege on this matter should not be Mr. Graham commented that 3f the JCAE regaxds the opinion requested as an interpretation of the Atomic Enezgy Act, he believed the Geaaeral CounseX9s opinion ~1 1, might become a public document once it was provided