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F1:RL3 Attactweents ares (1) Pasonen letter to Conway, JCAE, July 31,19M.
(2) Price letter to JCAE, July 13, 19 M l
Both letters were furnished news media by Pesonen, apparently I
wa Sunday, August 2,19M, because that was the day the
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See Francisco Chronicia telephoned for causenet, carrying the story in the morning paper of Honday, August 3,19M, clips of watick were previously sent to you.
The inaccuracies of Pesonen's statement' a,re obvious and amany, nest of which, however, were not knowt2 to me the day the r.ewspaper called.
Iba story was used also by a few 8ay Arne radio stations sad by the Santa Rosa fress Desmocrat. The sem Freestace Examiner
.j and the News-Call-Bulletin and other Bay Area newspapers did not carry anything on the subject, cc: Harold Price, REC, ilQ, w/attachs.
Robert Lowenstein, REG, HQ, w/attachs.
t Richard L". bcsILn," REC, WQ, w/attachs.
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l 2820 Telegraph Avenue Berkeley 5 California:
Jul.y 31, 1964 l-Mr. Jo*ne T. sta==my, Emacutive Director l
Joint CWtree en Atenda Energy.
l Congress of the Delted States l
Dear kr. Casesey it is apparent that the Joint Ceemnittee em Atesmic Emergy is conducting a thorough review of the merits of 5. J. Res.167, introdused en April i
j 13th by the late Someter Clair Regle.. This was the m.m.cas 's last and most poismaat official appearenes, emaapt for his vote en the Civil Rights Act.
Jat11 now. we have refrained frues casamenting en the rese%ulian for three principal reasomst (1) the resolution is logical and ressemable on its fase; (2) if our comuments became meseseary, we wi=had te wait for evidense of the JChE's plans befese preseeding further; and (3)
Esanter Ragle's effiae appeared to be keeping ": ;me track of the resolution's fate in your committes.
But the letter of July 13th to you fress ter. Marold Evies, the Ata=4e Energy comesissies's Director of Reguistiam, puts an entirely different complexism en the ustter--espessa11y la viour of Sesaster Bagle's sad and usitimely death. As you know, Mr. Prdes summarised the AEC's positten as follows:
"...we de met believe that any useful legislative purpose would be served by the adoptica of the reseletions. 'In addities, we believe it would be undesirable ser the Congrees to i
adopt such resolutions with respect ta a matter which is under j
active consideraties is a psi-judicial g:::'8==."
l We should point out a few facts about this case. In the first place,
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the severe earthquake hasarde peeed by the andata Mead site have been j
kneen to the AEC for sosse ti=. There has been ensamous local med considerable esti-a1 attention focuead em this projest ta recent years.
Pierre Sa11aser, Lt. Governor Andernes, Man Crnemmemm, Pisb18e Utilities Ceesmisates President William Sommett, State m=====ela Centsal Com-asittee Chairman Baser Emat, the Califerale Demesestic Council, and many others have vigereuely appened saastreettee of the 4,1f plant
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at modega need. Det me tangible 'evidesse of vtz r acrutiny by the AEC appeared watil after Samster Engle's reselstima cause betere your eeend.ttee. In recent months the Ceemstasies has taken a more j
viserome rete la evaluating the hasards them at any time since the project was aumeansed three years age. And the first real evidence of an E':,
'" attitude en the part of the ABC emme is a 146tter i
I fress Mr. Prica to the Company, dated Hey 19th this year--ebest een month after Seanter Eagle Latroduced 5. J Bes.167.
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1 i-1 Seceedly, Mr. Frice's description of the curreat'11ceashis proceedings as e
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" quasi-judicial" is curisue. since July 31, 1962, there have been ten.(10) meetings of the applicant, members of the AEC Regulatory Staff, and members of the Advisory Committee en React.or Safeguarde.* With one notable exception, these mee'tiangs took place ' t locations remote from the proposed siten' the l
a emceptieu uns on sedega Head itself. All' tem of the meetings were unannounced, remote from the citiaen's and other public agencias concerned--andlwere la effect secret meetings., la fact, personnel of the United States Geological
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Aurvey, who have prepared cue lengthy reports dealing withutbe central l
questien at issue in this site, have been systematically emeluded free -these meetings.. This orgaaiention, a California Corporatieu established to defend l
j modega Head from the propeeed tastellatina, has only been able to learn of the meetimes through informal.chammala, months after they have accurred.
l est kind af judicial process is it he tuo el the parties meet in meerst j
te negotista their differences and systematical'ly esclude the parties with -
the most pertinent testimony to effort From the begissing, the Bede6a con-l troversy has been characterized by high-headed, undemocastic proceduras by the Pacifia Gee and Electric Ceayany, a eenpasqy widely noted for its cynical concept of publis relattees. We de not believe that either your camenittee er the ARC condenes the company's tactics; but it is unfortunate i
that the ABC appears as sa me**==any to them.
Clearly the history of this project shows that the Regulatory staff of the j
l AEC would most probably have approved the plans of the Facific Gas and.
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Electric Company after unty cursory inspection--if it had not been for the breadth of public concern, culminating im 5. J. Ees.167. We urge you to l
consider this tact in evaluatine Mr. Prise's statement to the effect that too resolution is unnecessary beoeuse the Ceemission would have perfetwed what, is asked in any event.
And we must vigoreuely dispute the assertion that these are " quasi-judicial l
proceedings." They are mething of the kind, never have been, and saly will be if S. J. Res.167 is feverably acted upon by Camareas.
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Sincerely, i
cca Pierre Salinger David E..Feoonan i
Executive Secretary l
l The fellowing meettags were attended by repressatatives of the Pacific Gas I
and Riectria Company, assbers of the ABC Regulatory Staff, and members of I
the ACES:
July 31, IM2, Washiahten D. C.
January 29-30, 1964, Bethesda, Md.
August 17, 1962 Gesmesteam, Md.
F h wi 13, 1964 Nashington, p. C.
Mnsth 20, 1963, usshingtse, D. C.
Itsy 8,1964, rm===t Imb. Ne=ta, Ill.
April 11, 1963, Washiestem, D.C.
June 3.1964. Bodega Bay, Cm1Lf..
July 1, 1963, Argesse, Illimals June 17,1%4, '
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