29 Jun. 59 letter from Starbird to York (DDR&E) thru MLC on high altitude
effort,
Notes joint discussions began in April.
studies and interests in this area.
Summarizes AEC's
Says labs can spare no more
/ NI
than their fairly modest effort as provided at the moment (despite
their considerable interest).
29 June1959, J-6 Report:
As for Pacific activities it is noted
that planning and design for the LCU/LSD syste
m of firing for openseas
tests has been firmly selected as the way
to go and study of alternate
_methods by M&N has been cancelled.
By
For NTS, no authorization has been
recelved yet for drilling of the !!00-foot
holes in area 3,
Investigation
of tunnelz or deep holes sites in the LRL
area [2 has been cancelled.
AEC has authorized procurement of 20,000
feet of 1/2 inch coax cable
for LASL balloon shots.
concerning the firing of
The draft report
shots underground
has
been completed by the USGS and indicates the
feasibility of firing
such shots.
parallel with those negotiations mentioned above, the Secretary of the
‘casury by letter of30 June1959, requested the Secretary of Defense
make Sand Island availableto “the United States Coast Guard for use
a Loran A and C station site.
The Secretary of Defense by letter of
EES
‘December 1959 granted permission for the installation of the Loran
ation on Sand Island with the provision that it operate on a non-interference
sis with the proposed Nike-Zeus program.
As the Loran Station satisfied
‘quirements in support of military operations under the operational authority
the Commander in Chief,
m.
Pacific, authority to shut down was vested in
On 30 October 1961 the U.S.
Coast Guard relinguished its permit
occupy a portion of Johnston Island.
coral-fill construction program was completed in June 1960 and
proximately 25 addilional acres were added to the island.