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Cm’rollL. Tyler,Manager
Officeof Sant83’eDirectedOperations
UnitedStatesAtomicEnerg Cozzzias%on
P; 0. Box 1539
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Los
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11, 1947”
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Subject
z AtomicWeaponsl!ests
Dear Mr. Tyler$
The AtomicFmer~ Commission has announced that it proposesto
conduata seriesdf testson atomicweapormat a prowlnggroundin the
PacificOcq
and it has been suggestedthat the Loe Name Laborato~
undertekethe direotionof tha technicalphaseeof this operation The
PwPose of thlaletteris to desicrlbe
in a prtillmln.ary
way thosetechnlc~
activities
whichwe baliereit desirableto conduotand the assistance
which
we will reqnlrefrom VSUIOUSagenciesexternalto the Atomicher=
C!ozmi
seto&
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!CheLos AlazosLaboratorywill SUPPIYto the AtomicJbera
Commissionor@zat$on conduotlng
thin operationan individual,
responsible
to the+ for TechnicalDirectorand suchadditional
t ethnicalstaff as he
may reqqire. This individualwill be a full-timeLOS Alamoemployes-wall groundedin the basicproblem, philoaophiea,
and techniques
of the
Laboratory.He w
require,in additionto technicalaidesfrom Los Aluzos,
militaryaidesfrom the Sticea; His approYalwillb e reqi