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SECRET/TMAJIC EYES.ONLY TOP SECRET One or one. SUBJECT: OPERATION MAJESTIC-12 PRELIMIKARY BRIEF PRESIDENT-ELSCT SISEHOWER. DOCUMENT FREPARED 18 HOVDBER, 1952. BRIEPING OFFICER: AIM. ROSCOE H. HILLENKOETT (mJ-1) Notr: This docwment has been prepared nary briefing only. It should be regarded ag. ntrodu ory t a full operations briefing intended to follow. OPERATION MAJESTIC-12 1. - TOP CRET J Search and Developaent/. Intelligence operatio ib tctly and only to the. President of the Uni. .d state. Operations of the project are carried out under c Itrol of tH MaJestic-12 (Majic-12) Group. which was eotablish by speci classified executive order of President Truman on 4 Soptemb. 1947, upon recowsendation by Dr. 'Yannevar Bush ai Secretay James Forreotal.(See Attachment ('.Y. Members of tH Majeeti? 12 Group were designated as follows: Adn. .. H. Hillenkoetter .t. Drs Vannevar Bueh - .Secy..Jamee Y. Forreatal. ... Gen. athan ITwining n.' Hoyt.8. Vandenberg Detley Bronk Jeroue -Hunsaker Sidney W.. Souers Gordon Gray r. Donald Menzel Gen. Robert M. Montague. Dr. Lloyd I. Berkner The death of cretary Forrestal on 22 May. l949,. created a vacancy which. cmained unfilled until 0l August, 1950, upon which date Gen. Walter B. Smith was deaignated replacement. as permanent TOP SOCRET TOP SECRET*F MAJIC EYES ONLY EYES.ONLY T52-EXEMpT (5)