te the Assistant Seeratary of Defense (RAD), a third ahot, @ ) Et underground, wae added at the request of the Aray, 16. Ym late May md early Juve, the officera asaigmd to 20-13 returned to the Directorate, oe ATs During dune, the Chief, AFSTP, announesd epeoifie ‘pei ity requirements for the weapon aspects of the device to be used in the high altitude test, As first pricrity, the Chief, AFSHP, desired an optinised 22° system with a yield of 2 EY to be carried in a Merk & shape with & grass woight of 1800 pounds. Gandia Oewporation was formally edvived of these requiranents and action was initiated, APES wan formally advised of these aod stops wore taten te do theconcurrers alr érop ware in ballistic ‘yedusticn, ” , 24, During the month of me ne, mere apecific ooversnae- Sienaworeinitiated on TEAPO? upon the return fron CASTIRZ of Dr. A. GC. Qravesand other key individuals in the test progres. ‘urther, the Director was advised that the Assistant Bcoretary of Defense (RAD) had approved the altermats TEAFOZ progren consisting of the high al¢itude sehet, the militarysffests Sower shot and the 2 Ex —,, tie, On 89 axe,“he Director conferred with a Collier's magasine PeLaaTeNta company with Major Bunter, Steff Pablie badocertiae Officer, in reference te & proposed article on Field Be Preocutive Offi This office was established te maintain vontinul¢, quent periods of absence of the Director on aT, in aseition te the raitine responsibilities of en edninistretive types office. During this reporting period, the Diresctcr was on TOY approximately one-third of the ¢tixs, In the abeense of any Deputy Director, the next senior offieer becaxe Acting DMirecter and, since the senior officer present chazged several times, it became a distinet advantage to have ons single office to smintain a continuity of action on thoss matters of primary interest to the Direster,. 1. the activities of the Executive Offies during this pericd remained of & routine natura, however, this period of w327~