ug t br ugh i g bro meetin notes that the 28 Jan. C ARD to WC AFS m fro e A 30 jan? messag ting ya i craft in the ev ent tes B-57D type air six for s lab the m fro a firm requirement al AEC repsentatives says ‘phe DMA and loc it o Als d. ize hor aut in the Pacific is | consider resumpt requirement. time support to complete work now on the long lead | It was anticipate * Here is a 30 Jan. 1959document #SWPET 960 from Admiral Parker (Chief of L CY AFSWP) to DDR&E on the subject of, "High Altitude Weapons Effects Program for Operation Willow." It notes that following the initial proposals by AFSWP to Dept. of Defense officials on planning for tests to obtain nuclear weapons effects information from high altitude and underwater detonations, discussions have been held with the ballistic missile defense steering group and have led to a fairly detailed program and laid out in.this document .ffor effects measurements. The two general categories of the program entitled “Willow are for shots and associated effects measurements primarily for the purpose of answering the services information questions for types of high altitude weapons effects other than Argus and secondly, for shots and measurements primarily for the purpose of answering the services requirements for Argus effects. The fiscal planning for Willow has already begun since AFSWP presented a budget to the Bureau of the Budget in Oct. 58 and DDR&E in