long period because of the cost involved and the difficulty of
keeping personnel an the Pacific.
Therefore,
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t on proposes to locate some shots on Bikini,
( 180
nautical miles)
the test organizaIt is far enough
from Eniwetok to be used for a series of
thhermonuclear shots without damaging the base at Eniwetok while
close enough to use Eniwetok as tne base.
Dr,
Graves feels that
same
firing two successive tnermonuelear shots at Bikini in the
operation is feasible,
Mr,
Glenncn asked whether the vse cf Bilini would necessitate
the construction of any permanent facilities,
General Fields
whicn
answered that they would need to construct a temporary camp
would be made up of tents,
» power plant,
a C-4¥7 size runway.
The over-all cost of having the snot on Bikini would be about
$12 million dollars.
However, much of this money would have been
required if Eniwetok had been used.
In reply to a question from Mr.
thet this would,
of course,
Bikini at this time,
several problems.
Glennan, Dr.
Graves said
prohibit the return of the natives to
Mr. Dean commented that this presented
The natives moved heretorore had not been re-
located on an atoll and the lock of a legoon had forced them to
change their mode of life.
Secondiy,
the Russians had been making
eapital out of this by accusing the U.S.
in the Pacific.
necessary,
of mistreating natives
He felt, however, that if the use of Bikini is
it could be worked cut witn the appronriate officials
in the Department of the Interior.
Mr. Dean asked whether there were any other alternatives,
Could we,
Por example,
have a floating shot on a raft at sea in
order to gain the factor of distance from the other shots and the
pase camp?
Dr.
Graves replied that if one were interested solely
a
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