Barrett, St. John, Acting General Counsel, Department of Health, 166 Beal, Hon. Thaddeus R., Under Secretary of the Army. 6 Becker, Brig. Gen. William A., Chief, Legislative Liaison, Department of the Army.. 6, 294 Cheek, Dr. Conrad H., Chemical Oceanographer, Ocean Sciences 6 Fascell, Hon. Dante B., a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida.. 217 Harris, Allen, Special Assistant to the Deputy Legal Adviser, Depart- Hollingsworth, R. E., General Manager, Atomic Energy Commission Kirk, Hon. Claude, Governor of the State of Florida_ Motley, Capt. S. A., Wilmington, N.C. Murray, Brig. Gen. J. E., Director of Army Transportation, Office, Pollack, Herman, Director of the Bureau of International Scientific Reid, Col. Robert D., Commanding Officer, Military Ocean Terminal, 93 312 130 312 130 83 130 286 6 210 221 93, 277 Reilly, William K., Office of the General Counsel, Council on Environmental Quality.. Rhinelander, John B., Deputy Legal Adviser, Department of State- Ridgway, George J., Assistant Director, Biological Laboratory, Bureau 6 258 93 225 130 166 131 6, 312 Talbot, Lee M., senior scientist, Council on Environmental Quality.. 258 Tesche, Frederick R., Deputy Director, Division of Military Applications, Atomic Energy Commission__ 225, 312 Thompson, Hon. Theos J., Commissioner, Atomic Energy Commission.. Train, Hon. Russell E., Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality Webster, R. Kenly, Deputy General Counsel, Office of the Secretary of the Army... 312 258 6 Additional material submitted by Army, Department of— Army plan for disposal of nerve agent rockets.. Attendees at Chemical Operation Chase meeting, table__ Derailments occuring in North Carolina while carrying munitions Excerpt of statement of Charles L. Poor, before House Committee August 5, 1970_. August 6, 1970, with attachments_ Hurricane data___ Inventory of vaults containing rockets.. Oceanographers used to evaluate Operation CHASE by the Department of the Interior__ Photograph of M-55 rocket__ Possible leakage of nerve gas during moving operations and pre- Project Harpin feasibility study, by Lawrence Radiation Labora- Page 68 310 294 21 48 158 158 66 48, 309 69 204 26 55 Safety panel findings, Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point, 298 Schematic diagram of partially filled vault showing random 205 Schematic end view showing approximate position of rockets---Transporting consultants contacted for nerve gas movement. Atomic Energy Commission 206 34 Letter dated August 28, 1970, and signed by Robert D. O'Neill, Cheek, Dr. Conrad H., biography 237 43 Health, Education, and Welfare Department Accidents involving hazardous material-population not evacu- M-55 rockets encased in steel and concrete vaults__ 202 Railroad accidents resulting in evacuation of population.. 192 Lennon, Hon. Alton: Ad Hoc Advisory Committee of the National Academy of Page 5 Committee membership selected by U.S. Army as experts in Consolidation of ad hoc committee draft comments_ "Easier To Invent Than Destroy," article from the Christian 220 Excerpt from Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conserva- 19 Extract from Time magazine, August 24, 1970, entitled, "Cut 296 Giller, Maj. Gen. Edward B., letter dated July 20, 1970, to 53 Gross Committee Membership 6 Gross report dated July 25, 1969_ 71 Follow-up report_. 75 "Nerve Gas Precautions," article appearing in the Wilmington 295 Operation Chase-Military ocean terminal, Sunny Point_ 70 295 MacDonald, Gordon J., memorandum dated August 4, 1970, re "Sunny Point Safety," news article appearing in the Wilmington 294 265 McCarthy, Hon. Richard D., press release dated July 23, 1970.. Lennon, Hon. Alton, telegram to Dr. Paul M. Gross.. 285 Revelle, Roger, letter to Herman Pollack dated June 26, 1969, enclosing a note on the relative oxygen consumption of pelagic 279 Riley, Jesse L., telegram to Congressman Jonas.. 40 Steinfeld, Dr. Jesse L., letter to Under Secretary of the Army Beal dated August 8, 1970... 179 OCEAN DISPOSAL OF UNSERVICEABLE CHEMICAL MUNITIONS MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1970 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 2:30 p.m., pursuant to call, in room 1334, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Alton Lennon (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Mr. LENNON. May I have the attention of the distinguished audience during the day? The photographers have requested 1 minute. (Brief recess.) Mr. LENNON. The hearing will come to order. I think the Members of the House who are here know that the program this afternoon on the floor of the House includes bills under suspension. We have not yet completed the vote on the first one, and we anticipate that there will be rollcalls on each of the other five. It is something that you can't always plan ahead. So you gentlemen who have graced us with your presence today as witnesses must recognize it is very unlikely that you will have very good attendance by the members of the committee and even those of us who are here will be constantly leaving you from time to time. It is something that we can't anticipate. I am sure you all appreciate it. The purpose of the meeting today is to inquire into the disposal of certain poisonous substances or gases-nerve gas in particular-in the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean. It is our concern, and I think the concern of all, that all conceivable measures be taken to insure the safety of life and property in the transfer of these concrete and steel vaults, which have been defined as "coffins" for some reason, containing M-55 rockets charged with GB nerve gas, from their present storage depots to their ultimate point of deposit, and that in the process the oceans, so valuable to mankind, are not harmed. The question, as most of you know, is not a new one. The Subcommittee on Fish and Wildlife Conservation, chaired by our distinguished friend John Dingell, held hearings on this subject matter on May 20 of last year. In addition thereto, the Subcommittee on International Organizations and Movements of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs held an inquiry on May 8 to May 15 of last year. Accordingly, we are aware of the dangerous propensities of the GB liquid. We know that only 3 milligrams when inhaled in gas form may be lethal. We also know that 200 pounds of gas distributed evenly can cause as much as a 50-percent fatality over a one-square-mile area. |