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ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
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MEMCRANSDOM FOR Tuk JOINT cHIEYS OF STAFS2
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BOX No.
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REPORP GF THR JOINT PACOF TEST Com TPic.
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Heference is made to Joint Chiefs of Staff memorandum
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Su 9078 of October 16, 197, which incloses a report by the Joint
Proof Test Committee. Subject to the comments below, the Atomic
Energy Commission concurs in the recomaendations contained in para-
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graphs 16 a. and 16 b. of that report. The Commission has also
taken noteof the other recommendations of paragraph 16.
The following comments are intended to clarify the Con-
missionta understanding of certain points in the paper.
Jt is not
our intention that the presentation of these comments be allowed
missionts Test Director, and we would appreciate hearing from the
Joint Chiefs of Staff in due course ag to whether any of the points
For your inforra+
tion, the Comeisaion is today requesting the Secretary of the Treasury
to transfer an additional 315,000,000 to the Navy Department, com
pleting the $20,000,000 which you have estinated as the incremental
cost of Armed Forces participation in the teat. The Secretary of
Defense is being informed.
Gomments:
a.
With reference to the recomsendation in paragraph
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in any way to delay progress in implementing the plan. We suggest
that the Task Force Commander be informed of these comments in the
interest of clear understanding in his relationships with the Com
made below are unacceptable to the Armed Forces.
16 a., the Commission assumes that the Task Force Comsander
would not set a time of firing which would be unsatisfactory
to the Test cirector.
b. The Commission agrees to the principle for reiabursement for shipping as set forth in paragraph 1 a. (8)
(a) of Enclosure "8", although noting that this principle
departs from the general pattern of cocperation for other
logistical support from the Servicea. The point is aentioned here for two reagons. First, the stipulation appears
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