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Mr, Fisk, was in favor of continued underground testing rather than
a complete cessation of all tests.
Mr, Libby requested that a redrafted
US position paper be submitted to the commissioners the following day. "'
Meeting #1398, 14 August 58:
Starbird reported that he had concurred with a DOD ecision not to hold a
‘third high altitude shot during Hardtack, after consulting with Mr, Libby
and Bradbury of LASL.
Cloud cover had prevented AEC observers
from obtaining some important data on the high altitude tests but aircraft
had collected samples.
As for including some of the Millrace tests shots
in Hirdtack, this would now beimpossib!e since the devices would not be
readyuntil October,
Starbird proposed to the Commissioners that the
announcement on the closeout of Hardtack not read that way but that, instead,
he simply issue an annuuncementon the closing of the test areas after the
last regular shot but make no statement about conclusion of Hardtack.
Also he noted that Argus would not be shot for another week or more,
On the subject of weapons test limitations, the Chairman attended two
meetings at the Department of State on this
subject, one on 8 August with
Dulles and the other on 13 August, attended by Under Secretary of State
Herter.
Meeting #1399, 27 August 58:
Note that, between this meeting and the last
Commission meeting held on
the 14th of August, the President made his announcement about a test
moratorium, but there were no meetings held in this time period and on
this 27 August date, the discussions did not in any explicit way mention
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