—s—E-C-R-E-P4, On August 9,
1957,
the President discussed with the
Chairman the subject of the letter of August 2 and, as reported
by the Chairman at Meeting 1300 on August 13,
1957:
a. Approved our proceeding now with preparations
for Operation HARDTACK with a starting date of
April 1, 1958;
:b. Directed that the planning firings (approximately
25) be screened to hold to the smallest number
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practical without losing essential defense oojectives;
c, Requested that every effort be made to shorten
the length of the test period,
5. On September 15, 1957, the Department of Defense and
the Atomic Energy Commission jointly announced preparations for a
series of nuclear tests to begin in April, 1958, at the Eniwetok
Proving Ground,
6, At Meeting 1308 on October 22, 1957, the laboratory
directors briefed the Commission on their plans for tests in
Operation HARDTACK, as outlined in AEC 952/16 and AEC 952/18.
As a result of the review of the test program at this meeting
and subsequent consideration by the laboratories and DMA,
the
program recommended in this paper was evolved.
(. The recommended test program for Operation HARDTACK is
contained in Appendix "B",
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In addition to these laboratory
devices, the DOD will conduct five tests as part of its weapons
effects program,|