risstety aie Fae oer 7Se me oe CaS ~ feat he -¢ 1. Soe “ ooh, oo Sa oa 7 Pe ~ i MEMORANDUM For Mr. James S. Lay, Executive Secretary a National Security Council Subject: _ : oh C3 ey SPRY INCREASE IN ALLOWANCE OF FISSICNABLE MATERIAL © FOR EXPENDITURE IN UPSHOT-ENOTHCLE. | . ’ et +. i On February 21, 1953, the President approved execution of I fissionable material. |; Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE and expenditure of the necessary Approval for expanding i additional fissionable material was obtained on April 1h, 1953, Ths i purpose of this letter is to request Presidential approval 1? ! OSHED The increase is required due to an Atomic Energy Commission decision to test an additional device in the current series, j necessity for the Atomic Energy Comission conducting Oper- ' The Atomic Energy Commission, therefore, requests that the ; Successful testing of this device will probably obviate the - ation DOMINO inthefall of 1953 as presently plamed, ‘:.+::: ’ ‘e Special Committee of the National Security Council recommend to the President, approval of increasing the amount ::t:::itt! . | " z- es | rieeitersere: PISDiI ip iiiisiihesscerrienincniubniiiinnhininnns: age PIPESDEIE DEPP hoe thpphohee eens 285 arg isi biobbiiniiens: PIDLIDEPI I ELiiiibiiespesreiereninininn ines eee cece rece eeeerity rrrrrttesenrrplhlrbhbibbbbiiiiiiiiiii sersnnnpnin gees Loy. % & © oe sSekc gas : : eoerts RESTRICTED DATA GordonDoan ephs ten te eee a,s8° 7 DECLASSIFIFD yey . L we | Anency CacoOl $408 207 g--HS “ NEE face ' 94>729RP) [se aufee| - Y Who. | Meet tye Se | voewent 2S . | a teeb- att ee ERROOFLa fee e Be | enw a7 4 . $2¢¢e Deiliieetseeseeerterberoetilittniiliilililiiissssscssseeenenes