OR fF BEAL A/S) Add AE PLE Wasted VY LLG *eVOULLA LELaALCS on the subject of the future of nuclear cloud sampling. LO @ urip to AOL The conctusions were "The B-57 type aircraft can adequately take care of LASL sampling requirements for surface shots within the immediate future. are required fora dual shot capability. A minimum of 16 of these Modernization to another type aircraft should be programmed for as soon as possible. LASL should be advised as to the replacement aircraft for the B-57 in order that sampling We should: plan for support of LASL in development of an air launch sarnopling | rocket-system. LASL will provide us.with a statement of requirement for supporting an air launch sampling rocket system. LASL will provide us with a statement of future requirements for manned aircraft sampling support. This will probably cover the time period 1961 to 1965 or the ''foreseeable future". As for recommendations, Col. . Kidd says that if the consolidated (LASL and Livermore) Laboratory requirements for sampling support do. not specify six B-57D's,we should cancel our request to AIDC for this model and request the 4926th we augmented by B-57B's. was in line with the fact that Dr. This recommendation Cowan at LASL did not feel that the D's were necded as Livermore had requested. I believe this requirement for the D was justificd soon hereafter by a requirement for the additional altitude capability. sana equipment may be developed.