-25operations, "It has been determined that preparations for the open sea
IF
operation
to accomplish AEC development objectives must start immediately and be placed
on the highest priority basis if the proposed schedules are to be met and satisfactor:
diagnostic information gained.
Instrumentation must be installed, on a highest
priority basis, aboard ships and aircraft and in certain locations ashore.
requirements are being coordinated with those listed above.
These
To rely solely on air-
borne diagnostic will reduce materially the quality of the measurements gained.
Some 75% of the diagnostic shots can be delivered to the detonation point by
air drop.
Some 25%, however, may require a surface platform and Liberty ships
‘can be used for this purpose.
A remote unpopulated island may be necessary for
1 event and the AEC is investigating this matter.
movement to Christmas Island or other land mass,
..
.
To assist in making rapid
if this becomes desirable, AEC
shipborne instrumentation is being mounted on trailers, and the control ships and
the Hawaii aircraft bases could be used to the maximum extent possible to substitute
for ground installation which would require extensive construction."
As the formerly designated systems test (Asroc) was assigned to the Navy and
is now designated an underwater effects shot, the Chief of DASA feels it should be
the responsibility of DASA and JTF-8.
Finally, the Chief of DASA requests that the
enclosed memoranda for- the Chiefs of the Services which detail the concept of
operations for Dominic as well as the specific requirements for each service be
forwarded after approval by the JCS.
The requirements for the Navy are as follows:
1 carrier at a West Coast shipyard on 20 Jan. for installation of instrumentation
and use as the headquarters ship for JTF-8 and the scientific group during the
period 15 Mar.
to approximately 1 July.
3 LSD's operating in the forward area on 1 May as launching platforms for firing
instrument sounding rockets and as instrument receiving ships.
1 LSD at Pearl Harbor on 5 Mar. to function as a "tender" for deep sea mooring, of
shot ships and aircraft positioning barges.