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ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION Dear Admiral Hanlon: The Federal Civil Defense Administrator,Mr. Val Peterson, has requested that a member of his staff be assigned to the Joint Task Force as an observer throughout OperationREDWING. Through such an assignment,Mr. Peterson believes his staff could maintain the continuity of informationon the effects of present and future weapons that is required for civil defense The individualproposed for assignment Is Mr. Wilmer W, Schroebel. Mr, Schroebel has had previous experience in weapons tests, and during OperationTEAPOT he functionedas an operatio officer under the Director, Federal Civil Defense Administratio Atomic Test Operations. He would be happy to serve as a working staff member In any capacity you might designate, All reports prepared by Mr. Schroebel for the Federal Divil ‘efense Administrationwould be submitted to the Atomic Energy Commission ‘tLroughnormal Task Force channels. Under the terms of a memorandum “Disseminationof Data obtained from Weapons Test and Suppor~lng Projects to the Federal Civil Defense Administration, from the Joint Chiefs of Mr. Schroebel can be granted access to any weapons effects informationwhich will not disclose: a, Status of development of weapons. (This should not be construed as preventing the furnishing of Informationon the yields of test weapons or devices when this Is necessary in order adequately to conveY weapons effects informationto Federal Clvll Defense Administration,as long as the exact nature of the weapon or device is not revealed.) e. Planned operationaluse of weapons l?heCommission concurs in the desirabilityof having a Federal Civil Defense Administrationobserver present during the entire test operation. We, therefore,request that you consider the at,tach r.Schraebelto your Staff or to
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and advise us of your decision in this matter, Commander, Joint Task Force SEVEN