Aeeting #1579, 6 January1960:
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Note that for some time the roles

and relationships of the various

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AEC laboratories have been under discussion by the Commission and
at this this meeting the General Manager presented to the Commission
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a report prepared for the JCAE on the '’Future rol} of Atomic Energy
Commission Laboratories"!

Generally the report seems to deal with

the national laboratories but there is an interesting paragraph on
Livermore, which is also probably erroneous.

‘With regard to the future

personnel level for the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, at Livermore,
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Mr..Graham said that he had understood it was to/held to 600.

He

noted that the report calls for an expansion to 7C) or 800 by 1963 and
requested that this matter be investigated further."

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Joint Tosk Force SEVEN Albuquerque Office was established

‘on 15 January 1960 to facilitate continuity of planning ond coordination
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for future tests.

However, the transfer of NIS logistical support

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functions from Ficld Command, DASA to the Task Force was delayed until
further guidence could be received on the status of future testing.
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covers correspondence through
Here is a file entitled, “Hot Point," which
launches of Atlases from Vandenberg
the first six months of 1960 on planned ICBM
d Tick Tock.
to EPG with certain of the tests calle

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