As regards implimenting arrangements, we are
willing to agree with the UK on
the general nature, scope, and purposes
of our test program, but would need to
retain control of operations and flexibility as to individual tests.
to agree
We want the UK
to take promptly the necessary steps to make
Christmas Island suitable
for conduct of our tests.
Tab A outlines a suggested basis of agreement concurred in by Chairman Seaborg and
Dr. Johnson of DOD, which might be given to Lord Home with a view to making it an
agreed minute at Bermuda if acceptable."
There follows the "statement of principles,
use of Christmas Island in connection
with United States Atomic Weapons tests."
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In ll December letter from Betts to Hurtford, Bradbury, and Schwartz adéresses
the latest developments in decisions
for high
altitude testing as well as VELA
AN
(OTEL Modifications proposed by the Labs
-e notes the amounts of money requested by the two Laboratories in addition to the
gresent
UELA HOTEL budget in order to develop the capability on the same
frame as the present VELA program.
support
He notes that both Labs have
time
agreed to try to
the high altitude testing progran within the
time scales being discussed and concludes
Test bulletin #9 onilDecember 1961 documents a 6-7 December meeting with
JTF8 in Washington attended by the authors of this bulletin, Gilbert and ‘comand
It gives the present status as documented in detail elsewhere which includes the
following:
no decision on whether the THCR, POLARIS, or REDSTONE is to be
the high altitude booster; a preliminary list of support requirements must be
submitted to the services as soonas possible so the task force can negutiate
the support; out of these agreements will come the basis for an agreement with