—S-E-Cf-E-T 16, The Chairman of the Military Liaison Committee has seen and informally cdéncurs in the letter to the President given in Appendix "c". STAFF JUDGMENTS 17. The Divisioris of Biology and Medicine and Nuclear Materials Management and the Office of the General Counsel concur in the recommendation of this paper. RECOMMENDATION 18. The General Manager recommends that the Atomic Energy Commission: a. Approve the revised HARDTACK test program as contained in Appendix "A". b. Approve conducting Operation MILLRACE, consisting of some 4 underground nuclear tests as indicated in Appendix "A", in fall 1958 at the Nevada Test Site, ec, Approve conducting some ten one-point safety tests aE NTS in 1958, ad. Approve the expenditure of special nuclear materials up to the amounts given in Appendix "B", for the HARDTACK and MILLRACE tests and for the onepoint safety tests at NTS. e. Note that the list of shots and their objectives, for the HARDTACK and MILLRACE tests and for the onepoint safety tests at NTS, will be submitted to the President by letter such as that in Appendix "c", This letter also requests authority to expend the special nuclear materials required for these tests, f, Note that the Department of Defense will be informed of the approved test program by letter to the Military Liaison Committee such as that in Appendix "D", g. Note that the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy will be informed of the approved test program by letter such as that in Appendix "E", after receiving Presidential authorization to expend the necessary special nuclear materials, h, Note that the Department of State will be informed of thelatest test plans by appropriate letter after receiving Presidential authorization to expend the necessary special nuclear materials.