A message from L. Gise of ALOO to Bradbury, Foster, Schwartz, and on12 Sept 61 addresses a new twist to the VELA HOTEL procran. ° N 4 ARPA, is implementing on 2 very urgent basis a program to estavlish ite capabilit; for detection of Avzus effects. SSD has requested the ' recommend appropriate detetectors and logic for such a system whicn be in a three-hundred mile earth orbit, using the BLUE SCOUT as the i venicle. The estimates of payload size are 125 lbs. in a polar ors it, '§ followed by 200 lbs. On 18 September, there is to de’ a meetin; in the on in Major Poulson's office (ARPA), at which Lacoratory representatives ‘quested to ce present and present their tainking and recommendations on sion and logic systems, with probable weisnt and volume estinates. ‘Yr, there sugcestions as to optimun orbits for Arvus effects dsteczion mber of satellites is reauested. The priority given to tne pronra: rected to give it a target date of three to rour contns to Launc:. The next eosing, and first meeting since 1959, of the NTS Planning Board, was 13 September 61 and is documented in other notes. Note that in these extensive minutes of the second meeting, on 27-28 September, the Planning Board noted in i , " Annex A that the missle program proposed by the AEC should establish "priority for THON missles and tactical ground support equipment." The only high altitude shot snoim in the list is the 50 test of the NIKI-ZRus warhead, carried vy the Til0R to 125-150 kilometers from Jo:nstone Island. Z. > A 13 September 61 report from NVOO covers the check list for the ANTLER event. — interest is a Listing of the key personnel which include: Test Menager-Reeves, armate Test Manager-Milton Rex, Military Deputy-Kiley, Deputy Test Manager-Villiam aire, Scientifc Advisor-Graves, Test Group Director¢(Livermore)-Dale Nielson, emate Test Group Director (Livermore)« }