h e ER k This’ vo — ment : consists of / pages No. a of __6. Copies. Series AL Brig. Gen. Alfred D. Starbird, Director | August 14, 1957 Division of Military Application | W. B. McCool, Secretary : 408895 PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL OF HARDTACK PROGRAM SYMBOL: SECY:RvW + This will confirm for your records our telephone notificati onon _ J Axdepuet hs 1957, that at Meeting1 300 on August 13, Mr. Streuss reported that HagEvesidenthea approved the prog ram for Oper at$on HARDTACK with the following fications: © a. The number of shots should be less than 250 | b. c. The proposed 4 month period for testing should be shortened. : No public reference to the test series should be made without prior consultation with the President. repository MAL ‘cot General wer CHa AL conection £6 g2l ees 37-57 pox no. ( L8/_ A (ANZ N - Z 326- ~oo) be » BEST COPY AVAILABLE FOLDER Montes, V/ oe ELLED C N A C N O N I O T T A A C C I E I S S cLA AEN IE ou CORAGE j-\ ( “Y Le" IM CONFIRMED TO DE UNCLASSIFitga la BY AUTHORITY OF DOE/OG _ ’ bn Dae SL S¥ my C, “1 4 Aten OFFICE > |__-_---..-.-.-------------- | --SURNAME pb PATE te eee eee [._._-.--------_---2-------- | a eee |ee a eee ee ee ee ee | ( 26 SF a

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