Study and th @ good idea as + © how to Prepare th is at Duncan Curry of LASL wity be th laboratory, S Proposa] . fe asibility e designee from our ates wis’ 19 Feb. 59 personal Ceexmmmenemns fetter from Starbird to Molnar (Sandia) on Sandia's . high altitude test proposal. Reference to a 14 Jan. 59 proposal and earlier (19 Nov. 58) letter from Fowler. This is a joint LASL/ FN Sandia diagnostic shot proposal...Sfarbird has suggested to AFSWP a Joint AEC/DOD high altitude program and an Albuquerque meeting AFSWC History Office BL 4A 20 February 1959 TWX from the 4950th to its subordinate units notes that ARDC has forwarded a requirement for six B-57D aircraft to Headquarters, Air Force. Furthermore the TWX generally reaffirms the requirement to.plan for and be ready for and continue to tevise and update operating procedures and plans documents towards the possibility of returning to testing. It also states that the Chief of AFSWP states that there is no date set for test site activation and that resumption of testing will be dependent “upon the outcome of Geneva negotiations. The 4950th stresses that no actions should be taken which would jeopardise or reduce the Air Force capability for, continuing development of test capabilities or maintenance the capability to resume testing immediately following the end of any moratorium.