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ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSTON
OFFICTAL OBSERVER PROGRAM FOR HARDTACK
Report by the Director of Military Application
THE PROBLEM
“1, To consider the official observer program for HARDTACK,
SUMMARY
2. For each past test series an official observer program
has been carried out to permit important individuais in Government,
including the AEC and the DOD, to witness a shot and be briefed on
test site activities,
Staff discussions have been underway with
the DOD as to the HARDTACK official observer program.
AEC 952/30
circulated a letter dated February 7, 1958, from Deputy Secretary
Quarles proposing certain aspects of a HARDTACK program,
some
of which had already been discussed with the DOD staff. The
more important points covered by Secretary Quarles!
letter were:
_a. The program should be reduced over that of
recent series, A total of 75 observers was suggested,
45 spaces would be filled by the DOD, and 30 by the AEC,
b,. Observers should be scheduled to witness only
more significant shots and be prepared to remain until
a shot occurred,
e, Certain foreign observation should take place,
There should be three each observers from the United
Kingdom, Canada and Australia counted against the
i5 DOD spaces.
In addition there should be a NATO
observer group, not included in the above spaces
~RESPREGPED-DAPAThis document contains restricted data as
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defined in the Atomle Energy Act of 1954,
Its transmittal or the disclosure of its
contents in any manner to an unauthorized
person is prohibited.
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