to Betts, A.25.September TWX from Hertford which I belicve is documented and Field among the various laboratories elsewhere, ‘notes meetings held on 21 September in quick resumption of testing Command and others interested f% = 60 days whereas ready to drop two devices within and the results that LASL is 90 days and devices on barges within about Livermore could test a couple cither and dirty" air drop operation off the further discussion of a ''quick Hawaii or Johnston. Further, to perform a recommendations about how might be used, Pacific operation, which islands etc., and Hertfords personal . mander (McCorkle) on for an Air Task Group Com ati end omm rec and e enc fer pre are presented. d Gen, Whisenand of Systems Comman September letter from McCorkle to A 25 _— BZ of study problems with meeting the myriad WC AFS the ils deta ers art dqu Hea ements, etc., requirements and support requir d, now that testing has been resume atorium. ns that took place during the mor especially in light of the reductio ting an awareness stance from Whisenand in crea McCorkle earnestly requests assi blem of the manpower and capability pro at higher levels of the seriousness within AFSWC. There are a number of pieces of correspondence in here that I've seen in other files that address the activities and thoughts about planning or being ready to plan for atmospheric testing at the NTS and at Eniwetok should such authorization ever come. A TWX on 25 September from Betts to Hertford of ALO addresses certain actions that may be taken and others which may not be taken in relation to preparation for atmospheric testing. Among those which may be taken are selectign of suitable balloan sites at the EPC, discussion with the military of various boosters and RV's that might be used for testing, detailed planning for fuzing and firing systems in conjunction with selected RV's, plans for diagnostic instrumentation and sampling systems,-vtc. The activities which are prohibited deal with procurement of additional balloons and flying of the balloons at this time. Further Betts requests a detailed proposal including a schedule and cost estimate for testing with the balloons at the NTS and EPG and for exoatmospheric testing. Also beginning about this time September25th is discussion of the very short response atmospheric testine nrocram which ears an far came time ae dacumantod A