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MEMORALUUM 1 OP UE CORD
SUBJTCT:
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4 March 1957
Conference on Surport Requirements for Operation HAPDTACK
1. PUPPOSE: A Conference was conducted at Joint Task Farce SEVEN
Headquarters on 20 February 1957 to determine items of military support
required for Operation HARDTACK, The purpose of this memorandum is to
nrovite a record of the significant items discussed and conclusions
reached during this conference,
A list of agencies represented and
indivieuals attending is attached hereto as am inclosure,
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INTRODUCTION:
The conference was opened at 0900 hours by Friga-
Aier General Griffith (JTF-7) who welcomed the conferees from the various
AEC and DOD agencies represented. General Griffith outlined briefly the
purpose of the conference and emphasized the imrortance of determining
our sunnort requirements at this early date, He also stated that from
4ec* sions reached at this conference, this headquarters will prepare a
draft paper for the conduct of Operation HARDTACK to be presented to the
JCS via the Fxecutive Acent. After introducing General Dick to the group,
Senerel Griffith then turned the conference over to Colonel Massey,
3.
ADMINISTRATIV™ ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Colonel Massey (JTF-7) took over
as vresiding officer and made several administrative announcements con-
cerning security, coffee breaks, arrangements for lunch, etc, He also
cutlined the manner on which the conference would be conducted, He
stated that the conference would move as ranidly as was the aprarent will
of the croup. He further stated that in any event the conference would
re completed in one day ond that any unresolved questions would he solved
hy coordination and/or visits of representatives of this headquarters with
other agencies.
4. CONCEPT OF THE OPERATICN: Following the necessary administrative
announcements, Colonel Massey presented a brief concept of Operation
HAPDTACK based on information nreviously provided this headquarters by Dr.
Ogle (JTF-7 Denuty for Scientific Matters) and Dr. Felt (CTG 7.1), This
concept is covered in detail by a secret Memorandum for Record dated 12
Fetruary 1957 on file in this headquarters,
A chart was used to depict
the 31 shots currently teing ernsidered.
It was pointed out that Operation H.RDTACK will be somewhat different from REDWING in that UCRL will
eonfuct mast of their orerations at Bikini while LASL will utilize the
Fnivetok complex,
It is anticipated that most of the sar-e shots at
Fniwetok will be fired in the vicinity of the Mike crater while most of
those at Riind will be cet uv near hEetor and the FOX-GECRG?
soaple,
The DOD shots will utilize toth
atolTs, the underwater shots
Yeing conducted at Eniwetok and the hich altitude shots rrobatly at
Tikini.,
Tolonei Massey also stated that it may te necessary to move some
of the shots from Fniwetok to Pikini and vice versa, and that flexibility
must be maintained,
The requirement for a high-vield dual_atollcapability
wasevplained and enrhasized,
It was rointed out that
and t»3t it will te-esséntial to
trora cand surfacetransportation in sufficicnt quantity to samrle
shots and nrovide for emercency evacuation at both atol?s simultaneously,
Failure to rvavide this capatility in either catecory will result in
felavs or hazards that will be economically or tactically infeasible.
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