a 6, Personnel @. Two simificant personnel difficulties were experienced during this period, Mret, CASTLE experiences in- dicated that the authorised strength cf the Dye Technical Divie eion wea inadequate te suppert the newly assigned DWET mission of coneurrently providing effeota teehnical direction far one operation while contimiing preliminary planning for a second. A seccad difficulty was the inability to obtain qualified supply personnes for operation ef the Lit property socount at the EPG. This cecend problem had not been cempletely resolved by 36 duns. b Yo cerrect the first of these difficulties, the Comusmding General, Field Gomoand, approved in May 1954 a new DART organisation providing for a more effective internal utiliration ef perscmmel and increasing the DWE strength fron 90 to 99 positions, In cansideration of the urgent DUT need to promptly usilise ali 99 positions, the Asaistant Chief of Staff, Field Gommand, autherized the utilisation of al2 positions pric Ferreceipt of approved neal — the Arny, Wavy and Air Ge During this peried, ue negotiations were com pleted aml confizned whereby Field Ocemand would consolidate and obtain far the ARC all euguentation nfilitary personnel which ANC and AEC sponsoredprojects would in the future require fer 31 effects tests, In the past, such sugeentation personne) hed been procured by ABO from several different DOD sources.