For Immediate Release. June 29 1954. Statement by the Atomic Energy Commission. Press release on the revocation of Oppenheimer's security clearance
1954140948513Washington D.C.: United States Atomic Energy Commission 1954. First Edition. Near Fine. Press release announcing the decision to revoke J. Robert Oppenheimer's security clearance. 35 mimeographed pp plus cover sheet printed recto only. Bound with two staples at the upper left corner. In original mailing envelope addressed to a New York high school faculty member. Near Fine with uneven light toning to first and last sheets light wear to envelope and "Decisions in the Oppenheimer Case" written in pencil to cover sheet and envelope.<br /> <br /> <p>The breaking news of a dramatic moment in American history. The Atomic Energy Commission voted four to one to deny Oppenheimer a brilliant theoretical physicist and director of the Manhattan Project access to restricted data. Oppenheimer's prewar association with leftist organizations had come under increasing scrutiny during the postwar Red Scare and the new head of the Atomic Energy Commission Lewis Strauss was out to get him. The dissenting voice on the committee was Henry D. Smyth whose minority opinion is included after the majority opinion in this packet. United States Atomic Energy Commission unknown
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