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to the laboratories
An 18 vovembed TWX documented in other notes from Betts
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chaired by Seaborg and
notes that the President has appointed a committee
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atmospheric test
including others such as Jerry Johnson to review the
be discussed with
program and come up with a U.S. positon which will then
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a United Kingdom committee and that this effort of Seabo
will begin the week of 20 November.
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Here is a 20 November 61 report on a meeting at Holmes and Narver on 17 Novenber
"To Establish Estimates of Cost and Time Schedules for Construction and Support of
Proposed Pacific Operations."
It is written by John Pollet and notes that among the
conferees were representatives of ALOO, Los Angeles Office, LASL (Newman), Livermore
(including Gibbins), Sandia, EG &G, DASA, and H & N (including Ryan, Spain, and
Pollet).
Following the direction of the NIS Planning Board on 11 November, this
group assumes that Eniwetok
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will not be available, that there will be no atmospheric
testing at NTS for the time being although the balloon areas (7 and 5) are to be
maintained, and that Pacific testing will begin on or about 1 March 62.
meeting came up with estimates of the construction
Thus this
costs and schedules for
accomplishing any or all of the epproaches that would utilize Christmas Island,
Jonnston Island for high altitude tests, and an open sea operation off Hawaii and
Jonnston Islend.
Considered are about twentu-six different shots in the Pacific
with some to be using balloons, most air drops, end at least one requiring a Liberty
Ship or some sort of surface platform.
Note also in this time frame, about 20 Nov.,
that Sandia and EG&G submitted
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rather detailed estimates of support in the way of costs
and equipment for a
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Christmas Island type series.