SHC ROO] & OALTTCL eectModi _ASSTFIED ae & 3% Boo. BB ous . Se oA Add? LLAL SA. : ‘ eB AT 5 c Geea WelSoh - Cu SOAI.DateAsie, 7 doeument COGUEIGH mnsints, eon of Lu~ _pases Pug Nu. ch uorSeries. PF Par 412052 : tows sg eee TEER asth AEC-MLC Meeting 10-1-53 - 0f + CASTLE “Program 0 es . Alamos and Livermore and the proposed scope of the CASTLE : General Fields described his recent trip to Eniwetok, Los Program resulting from discussions heid at the laboratories, 4 ‘The program that the Division of Military Application contemplated proposing to the Commission would inelude seven devices and. would commence approximately March 1, 1954. He discussed the reasons for selecting the March 1 date and in- dicated that both the Joint Task Foree and Los Alainos Test Group thought it feasible to test seven, dovices beginning at that time. The test operation would end around april 30 with the last shot scheduled for about April 20, Tn response ta a question from Admiral Wright, General AEC. SOCKETARIAT Fields said that it 1s not planned to test any devices . fiir “Pade ms Following formal i? z AEC approval, DOD support of the operation would be sought. Me, LeBaron said that he would discuss the proposed program Hed) : and the question of DOD logistic support with the Secretary of Defense. “DECLASSIFIED "E.0, 12988, Boo. 3.8 BerDeh_belhDate 0 Linslos . , om & bl 9g ui 5 z cf cS x x ae a . fe Mr, Strauss said that a formal request to. the DOD BEPARTVENTGFENERGYDxCLasgi CATIONREA for this support would be forthcoming. adie GPAOQOGE x e / eel ts Pit; Map-v72 program as presented by General Fields. MRA 2 CrsrLe Taere was general agreenent on the scope of the CASTLE OE i to two years, SBS” SE on this. development would probably take about one and one-half C S26 General Rields replied that anandreenteraereot VALA-™ Jyck March 1, nor are air drops planned, CLA 8SIP * separately and at an earlier date than the series beginning AUTHORITY:attRADE DDD coonHoDOFi Guagmen, ioe(of ton &<dd Le etre HaBtuassricanion CLASBSED ) ee : isy reyiewnate: gd fav je @ ICCLASSINCATION(ORCLENUMBER(S) YL — + sian laprs: SRE Bre ; Lng y — wee PHY . ) re a - yf e er LASSIFIED IHFO BRACKETED,LASSIFICA ICATION SPS Fi Be=OO? 2 atedis Mu2dh noesA- YY noah wageeei.4 a Z be!oy wbftoe“ae eo wy Pe EPet 3 . fag 3 ot