WHY OPERATION CROSSROADS? 



4. The Joint Chiefs of Staff will appoint as 

 a separate agency, directlj^ responsible to 

 them, an evaluation board (committee) for 

 the express purpose of evaluating the results 

 of the tests. This board will be available to you 

 for advice during the preparation of the tests. 

 Appropriate sections of your organization will 

 collaborate with this board as necessary, and 

 you will provide it with all necessary facilities 

 it may require to fulfill its functions. 



5. You will prepare plans for the test in- 

 cluding selection of a suitable site which will 

 permit accomplishment of the test with ac- 

 ceptable risk and minimum hazard. Your 

 plans for the operation and final report will be 

 submitted to the Joint Chiefs of Staff' for 

 their approval. 



For the Joint Chiefs of Staff: 

 /a/ A. J. McFarland 

 Brigadier General, U. S. A. 

 Secretary 



Authority was now complete for holding the most 

 observed, most photographed, most talked-of scien- 

 tific test ever conducted. 



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