an eat J Cn 30 sty Col. Kieffer, Commander of Task Group 7.4 sent letter to the Commander of JTF-7 on the subject of the nuclear testing moratorium. L5le The letter assumes that the moratoriumwill be declared after the normal HARDTACK rollup, that nuclear testing in the EPG will not be resumed | " prior to 1 May 1960, that a requirement for testing to resume in the EPG . C after 1 Novernber 1959 be readied to begin on a 6 month basis, and that present organizational mis sions and responsibilities are applicable. Briefly the position is that in order to support the Task Force and in particular Task Group 7.5, no reduction in materiel or personnel below normal testing interim levels is visualized in order to provide this required support. There has. been listed the required per sonnelstrength (about 390 people) and the required aircraft for interim period operations. This interim period is as has been experienced between previous. operations as between REDWING and HARDTACK. This stand of no reduction from that particular level is based on retaining the capability to resumetesting six months after the moratorium 1t SU NS Me ie ag is rescinded,