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and agreed that he should discuss with the DOD the question of cancelling
the shots as wellas the
use of JIL if the shots are to be carried out.
The subject DOD concurrence on the alternative location and a final
Presidential determination, the AEC would proceed with plans for the
high altitude tests at Johnston Island.''
Also entering into the discussion
was the fact that the Army had already launched the satellite which was
to make certain measurements and that a time delay would lead to the
possibility of it not operating when needed.
Other items at these meetings included Flobergs
comments ona recently
detected but uidentified seismic signal which demonstrates the difficulty
of certain identification of each Soviet test and he suggested that Senator
Humphrey be apprised of these reports and their relationship to establishing
a fool-proof weapons test detection system ''Senator Humphrey, he recalled,
had been urging that U.S. agree to a suspension of nuclear weapons test
based on a world wide system of test detection."
Also, in the 1April meeting, '' Mr. Strauss referred toa press conference
held earlier in the day by Dulles, and said that Dulles had commented on
recent
White House consideration of a possible statement regarding
cessation of nuclear tests in anticipation of the USSR statement on this
subject."
Meeting #1351,4 April 58:
The discussion on the high altitude snots continued, with the inclusion of
General Loper, assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Atomic Energy.