ACRES 74
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September 3, 1957
TO:
General Administrative List,
UCRL Livermore and Berkeley
FROM:
Classification Section
UCRL, Livermore
SU:JECT: FUTURE NUCLEAR TEST OPERATIONS
BEST COPYAVAILABLE
Te Division of Tlassification, JSAEC, Washington, D.C. has advised that
the following guidance relatine <:o any potential full scale nuclear test
operation has been approved and will be {ncorporated in a revised
Eniwetok Proving, Grounds Guide:
1.
FUTURE TEST OPERATIONS
1.1
GRADE
RD STATUS
Cc
NRD*®
c
NRD
Statement that a full-scale nuclear teat
series (one or more detonations) will be
held during some definite period of time
expressed in terms of calendar/fiscal
years, seasons, months, or with starting
dates, duration of tests or termination
Gates with or without association with
the code word.
1.1.1
Statem:.t that a test will be
held (with or without code
names, nicknames or dates).
OTE:
Customarily future tests are
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declassified, and announced,
aa
-
by joint ABC-DOD action.
1.1.2
Implications only of a nuclear test
series inherent in the build-up and
Planning functions such as procure-
ment, shipping, employment, person-
nel movement and/or general support
activities.
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* Denotes non-Restricted Data whichrequires protection as Defense
Information.