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1 wareh 1954
MELORANDUZ PCR RECORD:
SUBJECT:

Command ariefing, 1100, 28 Februsry 1954

Members present: Gen Clarkson, Gen beSinley, pr. Graves,
Ads Bruton, Col Cowart, Lt col Harbour (in lieu of C7 7.4)
Capt Maynard, Lt Col Bonnot, and Lt Col Bouse.

1. In general, the hodosgraph gare a forecast surface radex
in the low levels ( zero to 15,000 reet) at about 59 siles in 6

nours, geasrally orientated to the west south west in assecryisate-

iy a 30 degree sector.
Io the high Levels, the radex gave a 6
hour pattern ceatered on approximately 65 desrees in a carrow
conmé approximately 20 desrees wide.
2.

The 72-hour cloud trajectories indicated all leveis is

3.

RadSafe outlooks were gives es follows:

@ parrow band generally 65 degrees true from ground zero excest
the 10,000 foot level moving generally east toroaigh norte to
west and a 60,000 foot level moving soutaovest and thea west.

a.

Bikini atoll:

db.

Eniwetok atoll:

Ce

Ujelang atoli:

a.

Native atolls in southeast cuadrant:

e.

CGe@ntrol DDE: It was reccomended tuat tue Costrou =

f.

Very favorable.
Very fevcretis.
-

position 90 miles Test cr Ground Zero to & pCsiTrue, 90 tiles fra= Ground Zero.

ATF ani toe Yacs:

Tas plot or the Yass ats 47P

courses fran about F minus 24 sours +0 = slus 2 Sours wes we rett..
+20
In general, from ab:ut 3 cisus 5 to edout = minus 3 scws
Pare
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atles
20
to
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y
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approx
ATFs and YaGs cOurses run
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ca
positi
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from
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depart
armed device anc the gtr

:
low eltitude radex at edout E ciaus 1§ pours to 8 pos.tics |
asveses
Tse
2.
pels
=
4%
cero
imately 35 miles south of ground

e
.

of t26 YaSGs and gTF were presented fc> wiaterer coogié.retica
ny
close proxizity %O tse sevice ese
was necessary in view oc the ae
the redex.

a
8

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tion 230 degr@gw

Favorable.

Oe ey SORERTEEme * -

de coved frum-@

Favorable.

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