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neers and strategists could proceed with their plan- 

 ning for a national defense geared to the Nucleonics 

 Age. 



The Joint Task Force was dissolved on November 

 1, 1946, by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Final activities 

 were carried on thereafter by a Joint Crossroads Com- 

 mittee, of which Rear Admiral W. S. Parsons was 

 made Chairman. It is the task of this Committee to 

 see that all possible information is gleaned from the 

 Operation. Years may elapse before the books may be 

 closed and the Operation allowed to settle itself into 

 its niche in History. 



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