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2 3 4 5 4 & ow on June 4, 1256 the Washington Star carried an article by Michel Amrine under the caption "US May Ease Atomic Secrecy Based On What Soviet Knows", The article stated that a m3jor change in gtomic secrecy poltey was in the making as a result of a conference between officials of: the Atomic Energy Commission and their congressional "Watchdog", the Jsint Committee On Atomic Energye 7 Spree MRINUVeONED Viet peed The article stated that it would be an unloolein, of secret information to compare with the original release of the Smyth Report by the War Department which amounted to a technical history of the bomb project, or the "break" of Senator Jolinsons, of Colorads, on the famed television broadcast which described the pessibilities of the hydrocen homb. : The article further stated that the step mould be announced only after further checking of Congressional reaction and a survey among scientists and engineers who could best judge whether the information would be of valve to potential enemies. Frolanotion for this anparent reversal of the notional policy, according to the article, was that much informaricn now offleially and legally classified "secret" was secret in name only and wes known abroad at least to the Fusctans note appearcd in this article which stated that the writer was former editor for the Federation of American Scientists and that he had prepared numerous articles in cOlJaboration with such $cientists as Dr. Albert Linstein an? tre Harolé GC. Ureue 62-52636-/ (46}' ONBs fen