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Mr, Fields said ‘that a. searching review of test requirements
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the number of shots in the Operation be reduced to the essentlal
minimum and said it would be desirable that the Commission meet
with DOD representatives soon thereafter so that an essential
program may be jointly agreed upon.
He suggested that this might
be combined with the next AEC-MLC conference scheduled for
October 24,
General Loper commented that the President's instructions
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intentions to reduce requirements to the absolute minimum.
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Loper added that in determining its minimum requirements the DOD
must consider the possibility that HARDTACK might be the last
opportunity for large-scale testing,
Mr, Libby observed that although the Commission may not
have considered the recommendations resulting from the laboratory + we
briefing on October 22, a discussion of the HARDTACK program at
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the next AEC-MLC Conference will nevertheless be desirable. He #8 N ar ;
added that in his opinion,
off-site fallout should be held to
about 6 megatons of fission equivalent.
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General Starbird noted that the MLC plans to visit the Lo€ £
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a few days after the PLUMBBOB series will have been concluded.
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