~kscale for the operation is noted to be wnchanged, from 1 April through 15 June 62
with the high altitude shots sometime on or after 7 May.
shot is 15 May.
The date for the Jarvis
A discussion of the specific set-up of the Task Force with the
technicel organizations was gone into in
deteil with the specific individuals fron
eech Lab end contractor end their cotacts within the Task Force staff being named.
EG &G was given the responsibility of consolidating
the individual named is Harold Sauer.
prediction unit.
all of the timing signals and
Vay Shelton has been asked to head a blast
The Task Force has requested six Liberty ‘Ships and can get more
Lists of the specific devices for each laboratory and a tentative date of firing
end method of implacement are discussed with Livermore having fifteen shots end
LASL having eight.
Only Livermore is shown to have need possibly for ships with
as many as four needed and perhaps only one if balloon shots can be done.
In
discussing Jarvis Island, the LASL requirements to diagnose this shot are noted and
Livemore is looking into using it} —
latter test would require a balloon.
" efter the LASL shot.
The plan is to use Barber's Point in Hawaii
for preparing the air drop devices as well es staging the samplers.
meade of
Ford Island.
This
The tentative steging
Mention is
schedule for the ships is to leave
the West Cosst on 6 March, arrive in Pearl Harbor on 12 March and leave there on
22 March.
<A tentative ship array for the air drops is shown in a simple geometry
with the carrier and two MSTS ships making the primary diagnostic measurements.
As for Christmas Island planning, the equipment being designed for the ships should
be able to go on land and Sandia is looking into balloon facilities at Christmas
Isl ende