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APO 187, c/o Postucster

San Francisco, California
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EHCRANDUR FOR:
SURIIOT :

1.

10 Avril 1954
Director of Oncrations
Investigation of 2ffects of Pl nnoed Puture Shets on
Tes Croup 7.4 Sauiprent cand Facilitics

Operations Analysis was requested to study some of the prolens

which must be faced by Tast "croup 7.4 in plenmving for veapons or devices
Aeton. ted at various locetions at Uaivetok Atoll. ‘Snecifically, tie
problens to be investigztcd were:

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At the levels of overvressure and zust velocity cnticip.ted

frem plenned future shots, whict ~easures must te tolten to cofecny r
t d aireraft cn th

avoided?

screund from dencze?

b.

Under the some conditions, how can camuge to the hengor Te
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Cc.

‘tut measures must be t ken to -revent dainye by the <nti-

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ciscted water wove?

2.

The future shot to be considered, their locations, and estin: ted

roaxiinm yields were:

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at Site RUDY,
ct Site PLORA

at Site FLORA,

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Site RUTY is 16.9 navtiec] miles from the center of FRID rumcy,

(2Crater) is 21.0 neutical miles distant,
3.

Tite FLO

The folloving ov-rprecsures and gust velocitics would Ge exectec
shit lcestions and yiclds montionsd

v re center of FR°D runvay for the
m1 2 above:

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