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"Historical Report Of Johnston Atoll, 1796-1973" by. LCDR L.R. Bauer,
U.S, Navy and H&N/LPG, presently being revised.
This report was first published in 1964 after being authored by Bauer for
JTF-8 and is.presently being updated. The notes will address only pertinent
items and essentially only those items of interest in the pre-Dominic
time frame.
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Following intermittent use the Island first carme into use for Nuclear Test
Operations in 1958 as described by the following notes: "A decision was
made in April 1958 during the Pacific Atomic Tests to relocate the missile
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Jaunching facilities from Bikini to Johnston Island in order to complete
the test series, A classified Memorandum of Agreement designated the
Commander of JTF-7 as Commander of Johnston Island Air Force Base
for the duration of this project (22 April to 19 Apes 1958). The roll-up
eriod following
proj
ontinu
e
Peens.
llowing the
th completion
pletion of this
his project
continued
for MEONE
MonTH
During 1958 a proposed support agreement for Navy seaplane operation at
JI was under discussion, however, it- was never -cérhpleted because the
requirements failed to materialize.
Ma
omy
,
.
Moratorium"
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USSR Chairman Khrushchev agrees to
8
President Eisenhower's suggestion of ough
l of study of control system alth
Apri
—
“the transfer of this problem to technical ey
a delay in
experts for study might entail
er.
the solution of this urgent matt
NVOO Mail & Records
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1958.
Folder, Volume I, 23 May through December.
the fact that they
Because of the limited time to review these notes and
hit only the
are documented to a certain extent elsewhere I will try to
high points to cover a broader period of time.
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from Starbird a
The initial entry is dated 23May, and is a TWX to the Labs
torium f¢
MLC is cons :cering the impact of a possible test mora
noting that the
bility which has
after 1 September 1958 which Starbird notes is a possi
neither his personal nor the AEC's official acceptance.
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