oy at ray aly carey ceete OEE | Pv es pp Tr Tek 2. ea 3 tH tH ra?) Ith pa MoaNe dled ab RECOMMENDATION 15. The General Manager recommends that the Atomic Energy Commission: a. Approve, for the purpose of guidance to the weapons laboratories and other agencies involved in the planning for Operation HARDTACK, the general scope of the test program, described in paragraph ll, of approximately 27 shots; b. Note that the occupancy and use of Taongi Atoll as a firing site, in addition to Eniwetok and Bikini, would reduce fallout problems and minimize the length of test operations in the Facific. c. Approve a request for DOD comment on the desirability of occupancy and use of Taongi Atoll, and the feasibility of DOD support of such occupancy and use by letter to the MLC such as Appendix "c". ad. Note that the actual test program for Operation HARDTACK will be presented to the Commission for consideration at a later date, e. Note that the test program outlined above and assuming the use of Taongi will require approximately $10.0 million over the 34.7 million budgeted for overseas tests in FY 1958, and that this increase wtll have to be absorbed within the $452.3 million budgeted for the weapons program for FY 1958 in estimates submitted to Congress. be thus absorbed, If the additional cost cannot the test program will be rescoped, f. Note that it is not deemed appropriate to notify the JCAE at this time. mean SRE SRW SUR SIENNA Setverem: emmy! armen eres esa eemmpyr men: muni’? PRN: |USA| LIST OF ENCLOSURES . — Page No. APPENDIX "A" - Background and Discussion..cscesccesvar 8 APPENDIX "B" - Proposed Hardtack Programe.scseeeeeeees 21 APPENDIX "Cc" - Draft Letter to the Military Liaison eee e eevee pen ucseunessen ot a, cece = COMMILECCE.