eee e Te ors ee 8 oD died oe ee ee ee eee - ig AND BEAMED TOWARD “THE SQUIB cha AND SQUIB DID ‘NOT FIRE PDDO You ye ——— —ee va TT ere oe | ee ee ge ee REGARD THIS TEST AS ANY GUARANTEE QUERY THE IMPOSITION OF TRANSMITTER SILENCE AT TIME OF LAUNCHING WILL IMPOSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS FOR TASK UNIT THREE PD SINCE IT IS USUALLY RECOMMENDED THAT ELECTRIC SQUIBS AND DETONATORS NOT BE USED WITHIN ONE QUARTER MILE OF ROGER FOX TRANSMITTERS CMA SANDIA HAS REQUESTED THAT ALL ROGER FOX RADIATION ABOARD THE BOXER BE SHUT OFF FROM ABOUT LAUNCH MINUS ONE FIVE MINUTES UNTIL LAUNCH PLUS FIVE MINUTES PD THE PREMATURE FIRING OF ANY ONE OF FOUR SQUIBS WOULD RESULT IN DROPPING THE YUCCA SYSTEM ABOUT TWO FIVE FEET ON TO THE DECK CMA OBVIOUSLY A HAZARDOUS CONDITION PD IN ADDITION CMA ONE HALF POUND OF HIGH EXPLOSIVE CMA BELIEVED HERE TO BE COMPOSTITION CHARLIE WILL BE DETONATED IN CUT AWAY CANNISTER BY ELECTRIC BLASTING CAP PD THIS PART OF THE SYSTEM WOULD BE SUBJECTED TO THE SAME POSSIBILITY OF PREDETONATION BY INDUCED CURRENTS PD ORDNANCE SAFETY MANUAL INDICATES THIS Is A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY PD INFORMATION FROM NAVY PERSONNEL HERE POINTS OUT EXTENSIVE USE OF ELECTRIC BLASTING CAPS ON NAVAL VESSELS IN THE PAST UNDER SOMEWHAT LESS INTENSIVE RADIO FREQUENCY CONCENTRATION WITHOUT MISHAP PD IF ROY REIDER IN WASHINGTON PLEASE CONTACT HIM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS HIS ADVICE . NEEDED URGENTLY FOR PLANNING PURPOSES PD REQUEST REPLY BE GIVEN OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE ROUTING PD REF THIS MSG 463 DASH ELK PD BT ~ CFN 465 26/06 122 ~ =. 99 ese = be PAGE TWO RUHEAB 56A