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letter
Under consideration by the Commission was a draft
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to the President requesting his approval of Operation PILGRIM
a press release on the test series.
(See AEC 944/4.)
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Mr. ‘Strauss referred to the proposed underground
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scheduled for Operation PILGRIM and said that in a conversation
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shot were detonated, it would be impossible to correct the
i mpression on the part of many people that the earthquake had
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been caused by the underground shot.
Mr.
Libby said he strongly
Suggested that the underground shot not be eliminated from the
test series and said he was convinced there is no real danger
hat the shot would cause an earthquake.
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Mr. Bradbury had indicated that if
an earthquake occurred within 24 hours after the underground
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with Mr. Bradbury earlier in the day, Mr. Bradbury had expressed
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Mr. Libby added that he believed seismologists
should continue to be consulted about the possible effects of
ajan underground shot, but that the letter to the President should
U \ not indicate any uncertainty about this shot being carried out.
The Commissioners agreed to delete from the letter the word
re 'tentative" as it refers to the underground shot.
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The Commissioners then discussed and agreed upon several
revisions to the press release on Operation PILGRIM.
Mr. Strauss
requested that a statement be included to the effect that high
yield weapona cf the type tested at Eniwetok Proving Grounds
are not tested in Nevada.
They also agreed that the reference
to the use of captured balloons during the test operation should
_be deleted from the Dress . release.
The Commissioners also.