° ey wv) oi <? * FELT: : 16 January 1957 Yes, not to have the thing completed by that time out to see what we have et that point. That'n when you were planning on having me come down again. Yes. Let me ask this question. It is something we might bring up when we talk If we assume an operation of the same eaize as REDWING, how to Sem Howell. many shots vould we be transferring to Taongi? GIBBINS: The best number we ean use right nov is five. I think what you need to say is thet it is very likely to be more than three and very likely to be less than siz. They vould be all over 1 MI? GIBBINS: Yes. SANDERS: And all wou1d be barge shots? GIBBINS: More or less. I'@ like to ask one more question about these people up there. Gibby, did you say 175 total personnel if you were ship-besed? GIBSINS: Yes. KELLY: | Ané this includes everybo¢y, B&R, ete.? CIB3INS: This {s a real off-the-cuff opinion, without telking to any FG& people, Sandia people or anybody. If you can guess the number of UCRL people, you can probably infer the | narber of total people up there GIBBINS: Yes, I think if you talk about 50 to 60 UCRL people, it seems like 175 | billets vould handle it. The meeting vas adjourned at epproximtely 1430 COPIED Lang ppedk hours. Yefelon J-3 Plans & Operations - DISTRIEUTION: {See Following Page) ~ ih. 7

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