test programs.
Plans II and III should result in lesser change
in the effects programs.
7.
International Criticism,
Plan I could create additional
international criticism of our Pacific testing activity, since
it could be construed to be exposing the Pacific islander and Far
East population in order to reduce rtak to the U.S, population, Mm
the other hand, Plans iI and III would result in test programs
to which the U.S. publie might object even though no serious
fallout incidents should occur.
8, DOD Support.
Under Plan I DOD overseas support,
for
which DOD has not planned, will be required for the Fall 1957
Pacific series.
The securing of agreement to this will not be
easy upon such short notice and considering their budget
problems and the DOD commitments under the present state of
international tension.
Plan II probably would require DOD
overseas support for HARDTACK to start earlier and to be pro-
vided for a longer period of time than the DOD now plans.
9. Timine of Operation and Number of Shots.
In the
rescreening effected with laboratory representatives in the
preparation of this paper,
it appears that essential objectives
of PILGRIM can be attained with 25 instead of 26 shots.
it now appears that it is now preferable to plan PILGRIM,
Also
if to
be conducted in NTS, as a single operation extending from 1
May 1957 to October 1957.
10, The Nevada Test Organization Planning Board
is pre-
paring operational safety criteria for the NTS tests, which
will be submitted to the Commission for approval.
operating orders,
Under present
shot schedules recommended by the Planning