£fPP he 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. . # f . . ‘. 7" 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 voy

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