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group, planning is proceeding for certain projects to be carried out on Trumpet
should it be permitted in the future,
The following notes cover the latter half of calendar year 59,
As of 1 Nov.
59, John Kodis became Acting Director of the Test Division, a job that would have
made him head of Task Unit 3 in the Task Force structure, I believe.
Total strength of this group was at 116 in this time period.
Furthermore,
they were studying possible reductions if the moratorium continues.
The following cover the first half of calender year 1960,
In this time
period Hutchinson left and Kiley became head of WET on 14 Feb. 1960.
Hutchinson at that time became head of JTF-7,
I believe
Kodis became Director of Test
Division on 28 June 1960.
General activities included “maintaining a continuing capability for
fielding a weapons effects test organization should the test suspension be cancelled
and the U.S. resume full-scale nuclear testing.
..
.
Planning progressed
satisfactorily for the standby readiness of Marshmallow, close out of Trumpet,
preparation for multtcubicle tests and preliminary evaluation of Vela Uniform."
Within the test division, manpower authorized was reduced 35% and program
offices cut from 9 to 6.
"A staff study of ‘implication of the test suspension on
military effects' was prepared and sent to the Atomic Weapons Training Group. As a