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ba TP a ae a an oe oe & WHE O bee be pepe wm +ownin we ame mn June 4, 1256 the Washington Star carried cn article by Michel Amrine under the caption "US May Hase Atomic Secrecy Based On What Sovutet Knows", The article stated that a x2 jor change in gtomic secrecy poltey was in the making as a resuit of a conference between officials of: the Atomic Energy Cormisston and their congressional "“watchdoa", the Jeint Committee On Atomic Etergdye The article stated that it would be an unloslrin, of secret information to compare with the original release of the Smyth Report by the Kar Department which amounted to a technical history of the bomb project, or the "break" of Senator Jolineous, of Colorads, an the famed television broadcast which described the pessibtlities of the hydronen homb. The article further stated that the step mould be announced only after further checking of Concresstional reaction and a eurvey ameng scientists and engineers who could best judge whether the informotion would be of valve te potential , enemtese Rrolanotion for this acparent reversal of the notional policy, according to the article, was that much informaricn now officially and lecally classified "secret" was secret in name only and wos known abroad at least to the Fustians. 2 note apnearcd in thts arttcle which atated that the writer was former editor for the Federation of American Setentists ond that he had prepared numercus articles in cOljJaberation with such &eientists as Pr. Albert Linrtetn and tr. Harold ©. Urev. 62-8 2636-3 (46) CMB sfeh aay 1092 RE Es Sees witiocotar osc - - +. wee " . . . . aoa + 4, . * com ae Fe OM ir - oo .