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providing the moorings with a reasonable distance off-shore.
For the time being
both Laboratortes are planning on barges or LCU's for the floating surface shots.
Exception to this is the LASL device with the neutron experiment whichbe implaced in
a ship (probably Liberty type).
As for more detailon the Livermore program:
“copies
of preliminary engineering design xithicce-k c piteria for the LAL vrouran were distributed to H & N and the AEC.
This program wes described to tee attcndces clony with
our estimates of costs end construction time.
Our criteria included detailed crewings
of the recording nunker and a descriptive explanation of the requirements for cable
installation.
Detector stations, rocket laumcher,
balloons, and administrative and support facilities.
instrument cans, barges and
The AEC indicated that H & N
will be authorized to proceed with the engineering on our criteria to emount of
$25,000 internal H & N costs."
Further, H & N is now authawized to send two men to
Honolulu immediately to begin negotiations for the purchase or rental of construction
equipment and to arrange barge tows for this equipment.
although a Commander Hall was at the meeting.
No DOD program was presented
The only mention‘of Christmas Island
is that Livermore made a preliminary request for venicles to be used in the event
Christmas Island was used.
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Ogle distributed
a shot list within LASL on 17 Nov. to which he attached
very
wouemer:
:
little credibility stating that, "I am unaware of anyone who
believes there is any
serious relation between this listing and what will actual
ly happen."
It shows 14
NTS shots scheduled between this time and the end of Feb.
with essentially no
drilling work done on half of the holes.
AIP
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