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APPENDIX "A"
t, 8. ATOMTC ENERGY COMMISSTON
RESDAT SECRET
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1958 Mar. 26 PM! 1-53
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DA CRYPTO PASSES DTG 2602202
FM CJTF SEVEN ENIWETOK MI
TO DIR DIV MIL ALP USAEC WASHDC
INFO
COFS USAF WASHDC
AFSWP WASHDC
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AFOAT
THIS MESSAGE IN 6 PARTS,
LISTED ARE APPROACHES TO
FIRING OF HIGH ALTITUDE SHOTS AND CONSIDBRATIONS OF EACH:
CALCULATIONS
EQUFIRING TEAK FIRST AS NOW SCHEDULED,
INDICATE EYE BURN PROBABLE FOR A DISTANCE OF 435 STATUTE
MILES (OUR 2115002 GAVE THES AS 370,)
BASIC CHANGE DUEETO
LAFERMINRORMATION FROM SHIPMAN WHICH INDICATES INCREASE IN
EYE SENSITIVITY AS PUISE DURATION SHORTENS,
THE 370
MILE RADIUS WAS BASED ON 150 MILLISECOND PULSE,
BASED 130 MILIEZSECOND PUISE EXPECTED,
435 MILES
THIS LARGER AREA
INCLUDES 14 INHABITED ATOLIS WITH A TOTAL NATIVE POPULATION
OR.SLIGHTLY OVER 6000 WITH 3 OTHER ATOLIS WITH AN ADDITIONAL.
“.) . 1200 PEOPLE ON THE BORDER OF THE AREA,
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4 COURSES OF ACTION
APPEAR WORTH CONSIDERING:
A.
FIRING BETWEEN 0200 AND 0500 WITH NO
ANNOUNCEMENT, WARNING, OR OTHER PROTECTIVE
ACTION EXCEPT AT UTERIK, RONGELAP, WOTHO AND
UJELANG,
1,
FAVORING THIS ACTION:
TRUST TERRITORY REPRESENTATIVES HERE
ESTIMATE THAT A VERY SMALL NUMBER (PERHAPS
15 TO 25) OF INDIVIDUALS MIGHT BE IN A
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POSITION TO BE EXPOSED (NOT ASIEEP OR NoT
UNDERCOVER) THIS WOULD INCLUDE NATIVE BOATS
ANDTHE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE! ON DEGE.
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