Appendix 7 



Congressional Observers 



Immediately following the June 14, 1946, passage by Congress 

 of House Joint Resolution 307 authorizing use of 33 United States 

 combatant vessels as target vessels, invitations were extended to a 

 number of Congressmen to witness the tests. 



Thirteen Congressmen witnessed Test A and seven witnessed 

 Test B. They were as follows: 



Se7iators 

 Cordon, Guy, Oregon 

 Hatch, C. A., New Mexico 

 Hickenlooper, B. B., Iowa 

 Saltonstall, Leverett, Massachusetts 



Representatives 

 Anderson, J. Z., California 

 Andrews, W. G., New York 

 Bates, G. J., 'Massachusetts 

 Bradley, M. J., Pennsylvania 

 Engel, A. J., Michigan 

 Gillespie, Dean M., Colorado 

 Holifield, Chet, California 

 Izac, E. v., California • 

 Norrell, W. F., Arkansas 

 Rooney, J. -T., New York 



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