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Following the resumption of testing, a 21 September 61 TWX from Reeves to the
ratory testing personnel gives the status of balloon inventories at the NTS es

ows:

four four feot shot cabs and one six.foot cab, with Sandia authorized to

2ase this inventory; six balloons which will

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carry 2000 lbs. to 1500 ft.anda

balloons limited to 700 feet; five partial reels of cab control cable, Limited

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to maximum altitude of 1000 feet unless spliced (additional cable has been

srized); helium trailers and anemometers.

Also,

rehabilitation of the balloon

in Frenchmen's, Area 7, and Area 9 has been authorized.
Here is a 21 Sept. 61 memo from Reeves to Ogle, Nielson, and various AEC

personnel on "Cost Estimates ~ Weapons Program, NTS."

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The guidance and specific

details to be planned for the overall weapons testing program, divided into the
Nougat program and the mid-range program are of some interest and there are a
number of shot locations, yields, readiness dates, for each program which probably

should be kept in full and therefore I will make a copy of this confidental
document for our classified files.
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In a meeting on 21 Sept., documented by a message from Reeves to Sulliva
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and H&N on 22 Sept., H&N was authorized to perform time studies and make cost
estimates for supporting an atmospheric program at Eniwetok and Bikini for the

2 laboratories and the DOD as well as a program of 5 missile shots for the DOD

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