sent the President a rather lengthy letter on 12 Dec. addressing the justification, for the need for and the specifics of the various tests which should
be included in or should not be included in an atmospheric test resumption. A
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ment tests, as well as effects tests, and he makes some rather convincing
arguments about excluding several tests not biased towards either laboratory
from the overall list as well as pointing out that the overall systems tests
of the antisubmarine rocket, the Polaris and the Atlas, while highly deSirable if they can be done on essentially a non-interference basis, are
certainly not necessary completely for our confidence in these systems.
A 13 Dec. TWX from Graves of LASL to Col. O'Brien of DMA discusses in some
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detail the need for land-based diagnostics and the importance of being
able to pinpoint exactly the device position relative to the instrumentation
if such land-based diagnostics and precise accurate positioning is possible.
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Here is arte of minutes written by D. Sherwood
of ALO on 15 Dec. covering
a 13 Dec. meeting at ALO on the high altitude
test program.
Most of the attendees
were from Sandia or LASL with a few from Liverm
ore and DMA and ALO represented.
It was at this meeting that the various companions
rocket requirements were
discussed and Mid-way was decided not to be requir
ed whereas it would be desirable
to launch 2 Journeymans from Point Arguello.
The thinking at this time is that
these missiles would be launched approximately 7 minutes
before the Thor in order
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shot.
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at both Johnston Island and Kauai for companion rockets was
also discussed.
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Here is a 13 Dec. letter from Gen. Booth to Betts on the
the means of carrying
He briefly gives the details of the 2 shots planned to date and
Don Shuster and Herman
them out as well as the tentative schedules and notes that
on these tests.
Hoerlin have already had some conferences with DASA staff
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requests that DMA determine to what extent the AEC
so that coordination may be done.
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