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Here is a 22 July 58 message from Starbird to Hurtford on planning for
peoming Nevada testing.

Discussion with Bradbury several days earlier revealed

het LASL would not have a particular device veady for testing in Nevada until.

fver*the beginning of 59, about 1 February.

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This removes the requirement for

ompleting two underground chambers for firing two LASL devices in MILL RACE

s directed by Starbird on 18 June.

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Bradbury also indicated that LASL plans

o convert its three 1959 tower shots to balloons or underground sites which
eans that all calander year 59 shots will be unierground or on balloons.
terbird asks ALOO to discuss the revised site requirements with LASL and do
onstruction per these new requirements.

Meeting #1392, 29 July 58:
One of the first items was the report that the President had decided
to
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cancel the proposed UN observers shot in Hardtack and that the Department
of State had issued a press announcement along these lines on 26 July.
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On the subject of discussions of clean weapons and DOD

requirements for

such weapons, a joint AEC-DOD briefing to be conducted by the weapons
lab directors on these developments and requirements was to be scheduled

‘for the week of 11 August.

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