. . Here is a 6 September 1961 message from Richard Elliott of ALOO to F. ~ Manager of the h Hohner Las Vegas AEC Office on the subject of News Media and Visitors at the NTS. ZL W The thrust of the direction is mainly to note that NTS is now closed to access by News Media and other unofficial visitors, in spite of previously planned visits. The official statement made by ALOO and authorized to be made is: ''We are now doing those things necessary to implement the President's decision. As is customary during such periods, Nevada Test Site is closed to access by unofficial individuals.'' Also noted inthe message, is "CBS-TV and Telenews (with ABC-TV) indicated they might have crews in Las Vegas in hopes of them being permitted interviews. Meanwhile they will as 4 seek man-on-street reactions. 6 September Memofor the Fil e by Bob Mi ller discusses the DOD briefing weapons held at the ALO off ices by Col. Kiley of Field Command, DASA 5 September, Among other things, Kiley advised that they were lining two L20 and one C47 aircraft ‘or support at NTS and that Col Kodis uld dep art for Washington on 6 September to contact ARPA conce rning 2 items. One, to Sct Hardha AM t approved fora 5 kiloton nuclear detonation I two, to discuss the impact o n Vela Uniform of the projec ted expenditure NTS tunnels for we apons test ing and to check out the ARP A plans for oundhog, Shoal » and Dribbl e in light of the probable resumption of apons test. PMA and in particul ar a Lt. Col. McMill an are now on about veptember actively the 6th of investigating the ri “ ghts and facilities that AEC has at EPG ¢ , i ° nes ane supplies A Septenber TWX from Betts to the Labs asks thom to concerning the adva answer specific qu ntages and disadvan estions tages of testing requests the replic in the atmosphere s hy 1} September and r so that a Joint AE Prepared for subm \ C/DoD positiicon can issi on to the Pres be ident ain the ne ar future.