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complexity of such sampling and its importance to the conclusions
which can be drawn from atomic tests, a strong recommendation was.
made to the Military Liaison Committee that a permanent cloud
sampling unit be established,
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be The hagerd‘Inherent ia using pilots mtrained in loud”a ve raat ae
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unit would renain through the foreseeable future. “Although‘thes a
period din viich such mit would beactive in ‘test operations
would not exceed eight months ‘a jeer, pre-test, planning, o
practice operations and‘pootlest developnent work wouldne a
the proposed unit occupied on a full tine basis. as)
In Jamery, JTF wassavised that a cloud semplingmit +wes
(19) Ltr, Dr A. Ce Graves to B/Gen KE Fields, 13 Dec 52, file.
no, d=1514;, in J Division files; Ltr Gordon Dean TR Lebaron, ©
9 Feb 53, file no 16812, in J Division files.
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