23 Oct. 59, J-3 Report:
Here is an entry on the report entitled "Report of the
Study Group on Organization. for Future Testing Operations," 20 August 59, published
by the military, and documented in several other sets of my notes to a great degree.
Here it is noted that Duncan Curry is studying the impact of this report in conjunction
with Sewell of Livermore and Fowler of Sandia to determine what must be done with
such a report.
It is stated "The report proposes additional steps in the wrong
direction; more task force control, even in the planning stages, without any
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increased capability for plans and operations; and the creation of several scientific
tasks groups without any adequate machinery for resolving their conflicts in
requirements and operations.
The report was prepared without as€ertaining the views
of the laboratories or of ALO.
DMA and DOD are reported to be working on a new
agreement refered to in the report.
Frank DiLuzio of ALO says that this agreement
will be referred to ALO for comment before being consummated; and that ALO will
obtain Laboratory advise before commenting."
26 Oct. 59 memo (KPS 59-144) from Knapp documents modification of Succotash which
LCT
now includes planning for only two projects as follows:
POET
BUTLER
Ready Date -~ 15 Feb. 60
=
C. :
Ready Date ~- 15 May 60
Dates are based on manpower allocation in early November 59.
Jocuments show planning along these lines continued through November.
*‘lanning and preparations for POET readiness continued through 22 Jan. 60 as
ocuments show, still based on a 15 Feb. ready
date.
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