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s General Starbird reviewed with the Commissioners proposed arrangements for the attendance of news media observers at a large shot during Operation REDUJING. Mr. Strauss asked why AEC should pay the cost of installing and removing communications equipment from the sh:.p which would carry newsmen to Operation REDWING, Mr. Salisbury pointed out that this cllvlsion of costs had been established at uhe time of Operation CROSSROADS. After further discussion, the Commission: a, Approved the general plan for a News Media/FCDfL Observer Progr.m foin Operation REDWING, as outlined in Appendix “A” to AEC 787/26; b. Determined that tile information listed in pai’agraph 8 of AEC 767/26 may be published without constituting an undue risk to the common defense and c. Authorized the establishment of a Joint Office of——. — Test Information for the News P?edia/FCDA Observer Program, to be under the direction of the Commander, JTF-7 in the forward area; BEST COPY AVAILABLE d, Noted that the DOD has concurred in the feasibility—— of a special observer program, and that DOD comments with respect to Q above as well as Co ass?.seance in finalizing the details of the program will bc r’ec]uested by letter such as Appendix “D” to LEC 787/26, as revised; e. Noted that the JCA.E has been advised of plans to—— b have a s~ecial observer program; and .’/