A.C. Graves
agri 8, 1952
half-thickasas protection to personne) for a total distributed weight of
lese then fifty praise.
Sach flight elothing showlé aaier all ef the
body possible (including hands, feet, and most of head).
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Am firat conceived, it was thought that development of the desired
el~thing gould be accomplished as a gooperative program within this
Laboratory with the help end eonsultation of people from AM. The scnclusion
has been reached, however, that the whole job should be performed within ac
by experisneed personnal vho have detailed knowledge ef what it takes to
design and feubricate Air Fores elothing of this type. Since it will be
woeful for any future thernonueleer ahets decides Ivy and may be wartinktle
even far sontinental shots, Plight elothing develcped and fabricated by means
of funds supplied by the Laborat:ry should beccme end remain the property —
of the laboratery.
5.
Becauwe of the marked increase in sample sive which vill result fron the
use of such shielded clothing, 1¢ is strongly requested that as scoen as
poesible the Laboratary establish @nd support & prograa to develcp and fabricate
flight eicthing for this purpose.
It fa e-asidered important that such 9
program, if established at AMC, should be ecordinated from @ technisal standpoint
with the appropriate Los Alemos persconel 6s well es Col. K. K. Noughtea,
Special Weepcas Command, since theeepervonsvill be Girestly {uvolved ta the
we of the garments.
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Gol. K. H. Roughtes £10
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