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1 Waren 1954
MEMORANDUZ PCR RECORD:
SUBJECT:

Command priefing, 1100, 228 Februsry 195,

Members Present:

Gen Clarkson, Gen KeGinley, or. Graves,

Adm Bruton, Col Covart, Lt Col Barbour (in lieu of c™ 7.4)
Capt Meynerd, Lt Col Bonnot, and Lt Col Bouse.

1. Im general, tne hodograph gave a forecast surface radex
in the low levels ( zero to 15,000 reat) at about 50 xiles in 6
hours, geasrally orientated to the west south west in especrizatee
ly a 30 degree sector. In the high levais, the radex gave a 6

hour pattern cantered on approximately 65 desrecs in a sarrow
cone approximately 20 desrees wide.
2.

The 72-hour cloud trajectories indicated all leveis is

@ narrow band generally 65 degrees true from ground zero except

the 10,000 foot level moving generally east through north to

west and a 60,000 foot level moving southwest and thea west.
RadSefe outlooks were given es follows:

Bikini atoll:

Favorable.

be.

Eniwetok atoll:

Ce

Ujelang atoll:

@.

Native atolls in southeast quadrant:

omer

a.

Favorable.
Very favorable.

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3.

Very favcretie.

e. Control DDE: It was recommended that the Costrou Tis
be moved frum-gposition 90 miles Vest or Ground Zero to @ pesi~

tion 230 degr@@p True, 90 riles fram Ground Zero.
ATF and the YaGS:

Tne plot or the Yass ass at?

courses fram about & minus 24 hours to = slus 2 hours was inclsetes.

In general, from about 3 minus 5 to edout E minus 3 Lours tie
te
ATPs and Y4Gs courses run approximately 25 to 20 stiles 2rss
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armed device and the tr departs from @ position

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low altitude radex at edout E cinus lg bcours to a pesstscs bp 7Fere

the radex.

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Tae sstesests

of 726 YAGS and ATF were presenvec f[c> waatever consié.retica
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was necessary in view of their close proxicity to ta€ cetace

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‘mately 35 miles south of ground cero 6% = pous 2.

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