A2 - page 4 required for this contingency need careful examination." The situation referred to is apparently the simultaneous conduct of diagnostic tests at Eniwetok, high altitude weapons effects tests at Johnston and very high altitude shots from the south pacific. Island, Further interesting remarks are "it will be observed that regardless of conditions imposed upon future testing, AEC and DOD programs are likely to be less interdependent technically in the future than they have been in the past. Weapons effects programs will be directed primarily toward objectives which would require special effects shots. It is probable that AEC diagnostic shots will be set up on a "when ready" basis rather than an extended series, thus allowing limited time for coordination with weapons effects programs. Mutually supported activities will be quite as important in the future as in the past; however, the dove-tailing of technical programs should be far less complex.” In a 7 May 1959 memo for the JTF7 commander and the chief of AFSWP, Mr. Quarles directs that the study be done and that the group organize in any way that they see fit to accomplish their task. He refers to the past documentation just described above and in particular notes that the paper provided by Mr. Loper just described in the previous paragraph served as the initial guidance for the group. The findings are to be reported to the Secretary of Defense, the AEC Chairman, and the JCS Chairman for further consideration. He notes that the armed forces policy council will consider the findings prior to approval by the Secretary of Defense. The group tists their assumptions as to the probability of resuming various types of testing and the degree of readiness warranted; |. Contained underground testing: this form of testing has the greatest possibility of being permited in the future; as for readiness it is