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Hereis a 20 Dec.
Operations
letter from Keith Byrne, Acting
Director of the Air Force
within AFSWC at this time to ALO which informed them that AFSWC has TF
requested 24 B-57 type samplers of Headquarters Air Force and been informed that
this requirement cannot be satisfied.
I think this letter is documented elsewhere
and the Air Force has replied that 15 B-57's, including 4 D's, would be made
available.
Here is documentation of a communications meeting held in Las Vegas
on
20 Dec. 61 and attended by representatives of the
3 labs, Douglas, AFSWC, EG&G,
H&N, AEC, and Air Force Organizations with both requir
ements and support
PR
capabilities.
A 20Dec. 61 letter from Gen. Booth to the Air Force Chief of Staff discusses
the need for samplers for the Task Force.
He states, “As you know I am asking for
a total of 10, of which only 4 are already modified and 1 of these is in such poor
shape as to make its repair uncertain.
Because of the time limitations onthe
proposed test series I must continue to press for all 10.
However, in view of the
nature of the proposed series and the over-riding importance of adequate sampling,
it would completely unrealistic to undertake the test with less than 5 and even 6
would be the minimum number assigned to positively insure the minimum required of
5 available for any of the 7 larger yield devices programmed.
Consequently it is
obvious that some D's must be modified by the 15 Mar. deadline necessitated by the
proposed schedule of events."