PRP

1 wareh 1954

Command ariefing, 1100, 28 Februsry 1954

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SUBJECT:

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VEMORANDU FCR RECORD:

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Members present: Gen Clarkson, Gen HeGinley, pr. Graves,
Adm Bruton, Col Cowart, Lt col Harbour (in lieu of C™% 7.4)
Capt Kaynerd, Lt Col Bonnot, and Lt Col House.

In general, tae hodograph gave a forecast surface radex

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1.

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in ths low levels ( zero to 15,000 reeset) at about 50 siles in 6

hours, genzrally orientated to the west south west in asprcrisatee
ly a 30 dégree sector.
In the high leveis, the radex gave a 6
hour pattern centered on approximately 65 desrees in a carrow
cone approximately 20 degrees wide.
2.
The 72-hour cloud trajectories indicated all leveis ia
a narrow band generally 65 degrees true from ground zero except
tha 10,000 foot level moving generally east through corth to

west and a 60,000 foot level moving southwest and then west.
RadSafe outlooks ware given es follows:

a.

Bikini atoll:

Favorable.

b.

Eniwetok atoll:

Ce.

Ujelang atoll:

ad.

Native atolls in southeast cuadrant:

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3.

Favorable.
Very favorable.
Very fevcratie.

e€. Control DDE: It was reccommended toat the Csntroiui Tis
be moved frum @ position 90 miles Vest or Ground Zero to a pcsition 230 degrees Trus, 90 ciles fro= Sround Zsro.

Tne plot o> the Yass ans aT?

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courses fran about E minus 24 hours to = ;lus 2 bours wes 22 cele.
in general, from about 9 minus 5 to ebdout = minus 3 Sous tx0
ATPs and YAGs courses rug approximsetely 25 to 20 siles frss ts
armed device and the £tr departs from a positica ca tae ¢-5e cl tse
low eltitude radex at ebout E minus 1s occurs toa pos.tice approx
Tae acvesests
‘mately 35 miles south of ground zero 6% Z pius 2.

of the YAGS and ATF were presentec fcr whatever consid.re+ica

was necessary in view of their close proxicity tO tie geT.c@ Boe
the radex.

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ATF and the YaGS:

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