Fo Brig. Gen. Alfred D. Starbird May 2, 1957 Director, Military Application NB. McCool, Secretary 408513 OT COPY AVABASLE COMMISSION DECISION OW AEC 952/5 - TEST ACTIVITIES FOR CY 1958 : BECY:RVW = <Mee 1. This is to confirm our telephone commumication on May 2, 1957, that at 1280 on May 1, the Commission: ‘ a. fiw 4 described in paragraph ll, of approximately 27 shots}. ro ~ oO b. Woted that the occupancy and use of Taongi Atoll as e firingsite, in addition to Eniwetok and Bikini, would z, operations in the Pacific; reduce fallout problems and minimize the length of test a, ene c. Approved a request for DOD comment on the desirability of occupancy and use of Taongl Atoll, and the feasibility of 3 2, bs 6 os HARDIACKwill be presented to the Commission for consideration Oo iu. ad. DATE 4.8.3. 7/=f'9 )— ao Noted that the actual test program for Operation at a later date; @. Noted that the test program outlined above and assuming the use Taongi of will require approximately $10.0 million over the 34.7 million budgeted for overseas tests in FY 1958, and that this increase will have to be absorbed within the $452.3million budgeted for the weapons program for FY 1958 in estimates sub- od mitted to Congress. REVIEWED BY © DOD support of such occupancy and use by letter to tha MZ such as Appendix "C" to ABC 952/5; Wi Bs 9° 4 = < oO BY AUTHORITY OF DOE/ 415 CON TIP. =D TO BE UNCLASSIFIED Pony DEL OTORY = = Approved, for the purpose of guidance to the weapons laboratories and other agencies involved in the planning for Operation HARDTACK, the general scope of the test program, re 2. If the additional cost cannot be thus absorbed, the test progrem will be rescoped; and — f. Noted that it is not deemed appropriate to notify the JCAE at thistime. The General Manager has :dimected that you take the action necessary to - ‘implement this decision. , this office. Copies of pertinent correspondence should be provided Mola tion. x ote 1 AEC~818 (Rev. 9-83) U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16—-62761-4