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notes that planning group
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December
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office symbol SWS has been formed
called the Nuclear Test Directorate with
for and preparations for any Air Force
within the AFSWC to handle the planning
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support of nuclear testing.
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to this office which is under the directio
and within AFSWC have been assigned
of Colonel Paul Wignall.
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A 14 Dec. message from Bradbury to Betts, in addition to updating the underground
test schedule at NTS, notes for the first time that I have seen that even after
the start of atmospheric testing (proposed for 1 April), underground testing will
continue indefinitely at the NTS.
Note that in the updated Livermore underground shot list transmitted to Betts
on 15 Dec., of the 30 possible tests through Aug. 62 for Livermore, 14 of them are
proposed for Area 12 tunnels.
This was just prior to the Feather event (which vented)
and following Feather, there were only additional tunnel shots attempted in the
time frame before the end of Aug. in fact.
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On 14 December, Foster sent a message #BYX-61-206 to Commissioner
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Leland Hayworth, Attention:
Chairman Seaborg.
The message particularly
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addresses the use of Pa -:ific Islands and begins 'This TWX is in response
to a request from the Chairman during his visit here for an early reply concerning