18 May 60 TWX to ALOO, Eee Program. labs, etc., from Starbird on Seismic [mprovement Stresses need for immediate agreement on division of - - responsibility between AEC and ARPA, and sets out initial AEC program (three 5 kt shots at NTS--| tuff (UI2b). Y d in granite (UI5a) and 2 in One each in granite and tuff will be nuclear. Notes _ ARPA advisory committee which is chaired by Richard Latter and tncludes Conrad Longmire. Starbird says FY 6! funds for AEC . program have been requested and are expected to be approved. Says d it appear Succotash activities and expenditures should be stoppe drift immediately except for completion of raw digging of UI2E07 and vertical shaft. FP Says he expects soon to terminate Succotash . activity and direct funds to be diverted to initial seismic program ~ Asks comment. the Laboratories the Operations Offices and to rd boa r Sta m fro TWX An 18 Maycoe * program and asks led seismic improvement cal so the on r the fur elaborates sibility on the division of respon s ent eem agr and ts men for the Labs com peeras zational well as a proposed organi as m gra pro s thi for A between AEC and ARP the ein informs the Labs of ing the program and her structure for coordinat d immediately. and planning can procee ng eri ine eng the ch elements of work on whi shot as well as the 5 KT HE for al! nuctear shots le sib pon res be l wil The AEC of ion and interpretation unt of the instrumentat amo ge lar a s rea whe In Nevada kK

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