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- _WARNING_: This is a TOP SECRET - EYES ONLY document containing
- compartmentalised information essential to the national security
- of the United States. EYES ONLY ACCESS to the material herein
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- level. Reproduction in any form or the taking of written or
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- SUBJECT: OPERATION [ BLANKED ] PRELIMINARY BRIEFING FOR
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- BRIEFING OFFICER: ADM. ROSCOE H. HILLNKOETTER (MJ-1)
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- NOTE: This document has been prepared as a preliminary briefing
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- briefing intended to follow.
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- OPERATION [BLANKED] is a TOP SECRET Research and Development/
- Intelligence operation responsible directly and only to the
- President of the United States. Operations of the project are
- carried out under the control of the [ BLANKED ] Group
- which was established by special classified executive order of
- President Truman on 24 September, 1947, upon recommendation by
- Dr. Vannevar Bush and Secretary James Forrestal. (See Attachment
- "A".) Members of the [ BLANKED ] Group were designated as follows:
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- Adm. Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter
- Dr. Vannevar Bush
- Secy. James V. Forrestal*
- Gen. Nathan P. Twining
- Gen Hoyt S. Vandenberg
- Dr. Detlev Bronk
- Dr. Jerome Hunsaker
- Mr. Sidney W. Souers
- Mr. Gordon Gray
- Dr. Donald Menzel
- Gen. Robert M. Montague
- Dr. Lloyd V. Berkner
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- The death of Secretary Forrestal on 22 May, 1949, created
- a vacancy which remained unfilled until 01 August, 1950, upon
- which date Gen. Walter B. Smith was designated as permanent
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