A further meeting to address specific planning for conducting an over seas
test series if we. are denied the EPG is to be addressed in a conference in
Arlington Hall on 10 wad. Gith all pertinent agencies representated.
would be
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operations beginning 3 to 5 months after direction with 8 detonations
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between 200 kilotons and 8 megaton and each lab having 4 of the devices; the
location would be 300 nautical miles southeast of the island of Hawaii.
"Not only was discussion going on in the United States as to preparing a plan
for and methods for alternate means of conduct of Pacific atmospheric tests, but
also a visit by pertinent JTIF-7. personnel to the appropriate military commanders
and locations in the Hawaiian area was being set up in the Feb.-Mar. time frame.
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The plans for a 15~21 Mar. inspection trip were cancelled by the manager of ALOO.
In the May time frame, the AEC personnel were estimating the shore based requirements
in the Hawaiian Islands to mount an open sea type test operation and addressing
the methods by which such an operation would be carried out.
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