te In response to a coment by Mr. Graham, General Starbird said use of clean weapons for the Johnston Island shots would not provide the date needcd by the DOD, At this point, Me. Strauss entered the meeting. ur, Vance bricfly roviewed for Mr. Strauss the proposal that a letter be sent to the President reques ting approval of Project MILLRACE and an additional two shots and one contingency shot for Operation HARDTACK, General Starbird repeated that if MILIRACH were not approved, two additional shots would be included in HARDTACK in licu of MILIRACE, In response to a comment by Mr. Graham on the importance of the underground shot in MILLRACE, Mr. Strauss said he had provided the President a copy of the GAC recommendation regarding underground shots, He observed, however, that the recommendation does not now have unanimous GAC support. The Commissioners requested that the letter to the President be circulated for thelr revlew prior to dispatch and that DOD concurrence in the proposal Also be obtained. After discussion, the Commission: Approved for transmittal to the President a letter requesting approval of additional shots for Operation HARDTACK as well as approval for Project HMILLRACE, At this point, other members of the staff entered the meeting.