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in lengthy discussions.
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''General Luedecke said the 10 million dollars
proposed increase for the Vela Uniform Program would restore the
reduction made during the course of the initial BOB review of the
FY 62 budget.
He explained the basis for the BOB reduction was their
understanding that Mr.
Kistiakowsky did not agree the proposed number
of detonations was necessary to achieve the desired results.
subsequently determined that the position of Mr.
It was
Kistiakowsky had been
misunderstood and that he was in full agreement that to make the findings
within the time scale of the Vela Program as originally approved would
require the restoration of the 10 million dollars in FY62...... General
Luedecke noted the current list of shots had been firm since November
and included 12 or 13 nuclear and several high explosive detonations.
After additional comments, the Commissioners approved the request of
a 10 million dollar increase for Project Vela."'
Discusions on budget increases continued at the next Commission
on the subject of Plowshare, which are extracted for our files.
extracted
meeting
Also
is a 10 February 1961 meeting of the Commissioners with the
Plowshare advisory Committee.
President's meeting with the Commission, 16 February 1961:
The Commissioners and members of the AEC Staff held discussions and
presented briefings for President Kennedy on this date, which are
documented in summary notes which I will try to obtain for our files.
Accompanying the President were:
Jerome Wiesner, Special Assistant
to the President for Science and Technology; McGeorge Bundy,
Special
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