be

During this period fifteen UPSHOT-KHOTHOLE

final reports were reviewed by the Technical Editor, cleasified,
processed and forwarded to the Technical Information fervice,

Atomic Energy Comission, Oak Ridge, Tonnessee (TIBOE), for
printing and distribution.

Classification review of these reporte

was handled through the Test Classification Office, LASL,* The
distribution was made in accordance with inforuation received
fem Headquarters, A¥SWP,
0,

Preliminary reports were required of all

projects rerticipating in Operation CASTLE,

Their ecntent con=

sisted of an abstract, objectives, experiment design, resulte ang

observations, discussion, cone)usions and/or recommendations, **
&.

The military effects reperts for Operation

CARYLE were handled by the Reporte Branch, DUETese

®e Approximately one month after completion of

Operation CABTIR, the prelizinary reports (34 in number) had been
edited (most of this was done at the Pacific Proving Grounds),

Classified, prosessed and forwarded to the TISGR for printing
ond distribution. Oiassification wag made by the Classification
Cifieer, dT?. Distribution wae determined by the Reports Branch.

Hocdquartera, APEWP, granted Field Gomand the authority to act

ae reviewing agert for the CASTLE prelininary reporte,**** This
inoluded the determination of the distribution as wel) as the

publishing,

*Ops ‘Order No, L-6S (0~X) Annex S-Technical end Scientific Reports

+s Lotter, Hq, TU-18, Field Comond, AFSWP, subject “Irelininery
eports, Operation CASTLE,” dated 18 August 1058.
vee Amex BE, Technical Reports to TG 7.1, Adm Plan, dated 16
- October 1953, pp EB-1 - Ex$,

weoe TX from Chief, AFSWP, SHPEF 82190, dated 18 Hay 1980.

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