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that the ban initially extend up to 300,000 kilometers, the same limit
the event of
that would be named inA ''comprehensive'" treaty including underground
tests. Mr. English explained 'nat prohibition of tests below this altitude
should eliminate this problem of fallout and a satisfactory system for
monitoring such an agreement based on current technical estimates
-could be installed involving ground control equipment and systems of
earth satellites."
Meeting #1579, 6 January 1960:
Note that for some time the roles
and relationships of the various
AEC laboratories have been under discussion by the Commission and
at this this meeting the General Manager presented to the Commission
a report prepared for the JCAE on the "Future rol} of Atomic Energy
Commission Laboratories"!
Generally the report seems to deal with
the national laboratories but there is an interesting paragraph on
Livermore, which is also probably erroneous.
‘''With regard to the future
personnel level for the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, at Livermore,
be
Mr. Graham said that he had understood it was to/held to 600.
He
noted that the report calls for an expansion to 7C) or 800 by 1963 and
requested that this matter be investigated further."
Meeting #1583, 22 January 1960 and Notes of discussions of the Plowshare Program
and Project Oilsand on 12 and 22 January:
The Plowshare program discussions on 12 January included Jim Reeves,
Gerry Johnson
and ALOO consultants Beers, Maxey and Newmark.
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