~ _ 4 oom eee tee zz — = — Wnee ee Se er ree ve * ft and . Teen a . oe o- 2 . - tnt Ss tee le see eee — . +2: _ >ay mee te ere Oe Se TTS 4 . ieT Sa ee = HL . ince a. WEAPONS FACILITIES Ballistics Test Range 12, The proposal to lease 40,000 acres of desert land on the Navajo reservation near Winslow, Arizona, for use as a ballistics test range was withdrawn. During the discussions with representatives of the Navajo Tribal Council it was found that the local Navajos were nearly unanimous in opposing this project. Aiternate sites for a proposed range are under AEC review, Construction | 13. Expansion of weapon research and development facilities at the University of California Radiation Laboratory at Livermore was 61 percent complete and about on schedule on September 30. Construction of the Sigma Building at Los Alamos was 64 percent complete and slightiy behind schedule. 14. The 1958 expansion of ACF Industries plant at Albuquerg.e was 60 percent complete. 15. The design of the building and supporting facilities for a 5-megawatt reactor for testing weapon components by Sandia Corporation in Albuquerque was 92 percent complete and on schedule, Completion of design, scheduled for the end of October, would permit taking bids for construction in November, EXCHANGE OF WEAPONS INFORMATION WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM 16, Tio exchange-of-information meetings with the United Kingdom were held in the July-September quarter. ‘These meetings were held pursuant to section W4e(1) of the Atomic Energy Act and the new bilateral agreement with the United Kingdom. High- lights of the first meeting, held in Washington, D.C., August 25-27, are set forth in the following paragraphs. -13- Part IIt