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spring 63 at Tonopah and NTS respectively.
As for funding, DOD funds for NTS operations were 32.6 million total by the
end of 62 and had amounted to 76.9 million total for the Pacific by the end of
62.
Due to the atmospheric tests planned during July 62, during this extremely
busy period,
1600 military and civilian personnel were under the Continental
Test Organization at the height of this operation.
Specifics on this operation
include the fact that at least 18 and as many as 73 different technical projects
supported each of the 4 atmospheric events and Littie Feller I was observed by
the Attorney General, Robert Kennedy, Gen. Maxwell Taylor, and several other
VIP's.
As in the previous period,
the underground tests at the NTS were supported
by the DOD mainly to obtain data for Vela Uniform.
As for 8.1.3, more than 1500 military and civilian personnel were under their
control during this period.
The Task element at Fiji was moved to Samoa during
August to improve communications with the many South Pacific Islands.
For support
engineering and construction at the various locations (67) used by the DOD in the
Pacific during Dominic, a cost of 5.5 million was built up.
The Dominic events
involved 49 different DOD technical and scientific projects.
Note that as WET looked at the end of Dec. 62, with a slightly new
organization, Col. Kodis now headed up the office of the Test Director.