APPENDIX "Cc"

DRAFT LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT
1, On November 23, 1957, I wrote to you concerning our
plans for testing in Operation HARDTACK, the spring 1958 test
series at the Eniwetok Proving Ground.

In this letter,

I stated

that in January I would submit to you a listing of the shots
planned,

their individual objectives and the amounts of special

nuclear materials concerned.

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3.

Since writing you,

our plans for testing in HARDTACK

have had to be revised somewhat.

On December 12,

1957 we were

informed by the Department of Defense that the development of
the POLARIS missile system was being accelerated and were

requested to accelerate the POLARIS warhead,

In order to meet

the new POLARIS schedule it has been necessary to revise the
- test program connegted with development of this warhead.

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