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    "ocrText": "Chronology -3-\n20. June 1, 1945 Conclusions of Int. Com. & Sc. Pan. brought\nto Truman by Stimson. (Truman, p. 419)\nRalph Bard later changed his views and dis-\nsented from recommendation No. 3 of the\nJune 1st report. (Stimson, \"Decision,\")\n21. June, 1945\n\"Eventually, in June, 1945, the suggestions\nof these various subcommittees (of the\nJeffries Committee) were collected into a\ncombined report for the use of the Interim\nCommittee and its successors.\" (Compton,\np. 232)\n22. About June 9, 1945 Scientific panel to Interim Commit-\ntee (Lawrence, Fermi, Oppenheimer, and A.\nH. Compton) to prepare report on possible\nnon-military demonstration. Compton, p. 240)\nmet as too alamos\n23. June, 1945\nHearing that Truman was consult ing Stimson\nabout use of the bomb, Franck \"and certain\nmembers of his committee hastened to draft\ntheir conclusions.\" (Compton, p. 235)\n24. June 11, 1945 Franck report presented to Stimson; drawn\nup by committee of 3 physicists, 3 chemists,\nand 1 biologist; \"dispatched to Washington\"\nsix days before test e xplosion. (Editorial,\nBARRY'S RARRY ARCHIVES TRUMAN \"NATIONAL RECORDS AND LIBRARY\nBull. At. Sc., May, 1946); Cf. Compton, p. 236\nwhich states that Franck was in Washington,\nbut Stimson was away and report was left\nGOVERNMENT\nfor him with Geo. L. H arrison, his assist-\nant)\n25. June 11-16, 1945 Interim Committee and its scientific\npanel consider the Franck report (Stimson\nstates, \"The Interim Committee and the\nScientific Panel also served as a channel\nthrough which suggestions from other sci-\nentists were forwarded to me and to the\nPresident. Among the suggestions thus\nforwarded was one memorandum which question-\ned using the bomb at all against the enemy.\nStimson, \"Decision\")\n26. June 16, 1945 Scientific Panel reports to Interim Com-\nmittee that they can propose no technical\ndemonstration likely to end war and see\nno alternative to direct military use.\n(Stimson, \"Decision,\")"
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