Ye HEADQUARTERS JOINT TASK FORCE SEVEN Washington 25, D, C, J-3/300, 4HT 27 November 1956 SUBJECT: Tentative Planning Schedule for Operation HARDTACK TO: See Distributior 1. For your information, attached as inclosure 1 is a tentative planning schedule prepared by and for the use of this headquarters in planning for Operation HARDTACK, Because of the lack of firm information at this time, this schedule of events is based on the following two assumptions: ne a. That the scope of HARDTACK will be similar to but greater than that of Operation REDWING, b, That the first detonation of Operation HARDTACK will occur on 1 May 1958, FOR THE COMMANDER: 1 Inels Tentative Planning Schedule for Operation HARDTACK PERRY B. GRIFFITH Brigadier General, USAF Chief of Staff DISTRIBUTION: CNO (OP 36) Cofs, USA Cofs, USAF (AFOAT) Chief,AFSWP DMA/AEC TG TG TG TG 7.1 7,2 7,3 7.4 TG 7.5 Ty AF WL/ HQ <— Tnrel Mel