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Brig. Gen. Alfred D, Starbird, Director
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DATE: “January2, 1958 Cg
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COMMISSION DECISION ON AEC 952/28 - OPERATION HARDTACK TEST PROGRAM,
AND AEC 952/29 - ADDENDUM TO AEC 952/28
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a, Approved the revised HARDTACK test program'as contained. —
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db. Approved conducting Operation MILLRACE, consisting of ‘some 4
underground nuclear tests as indicated in Appendix "A" to AEC 952/28,
as revised, in fall 1958 at the Nevada Test Site;
c. Approved conducting some ten one-point safety tests’ at. NTS
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in Appendix "A", and as revised by the recommendation of AEC: 952/295,
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in 1958;
d. Approved the expenditure of special nuclear materials up. to: a
the amounts given in Appendix "B" to AEC 952/28, for, the HARDTACK .
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and MILLRACE tests and for the one-point safety tests at NTS}
e. Noted that the list of shots and their objectives, for.‘the
HARDTACK and MILLRACE tests and forthe one-point safety tests.‘at’
NTS, will be submitted to the President by letter such as that in.
Appendix "CG" to AEC 952/28,as revised.
This letter also requests :'
authority to expend the special nuclear materials required for “these”
tests;
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£. Noted that the Department of Defense will be informed of. the. 2
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test program by letter to the Military Liaison Committee
such as that in Appendix "D" to AEC 952/28, as revised; .
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“ge Noted that the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. will- be. infornad
of the approved test program by letter such as that in Appendix "E", °°.
to AEC 952/28, as revised, after receiving Presidential authorization Ot
to expend the necessary special nuclear materials;
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