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Brig. Gen. Alfred D. Starbird
May 2, 1957
Director, Military Application
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COMMISSION DECISION OW AEC 952/5 - TEST ACTIVITIES FOR CY 1958
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1. This is to confirm our telephone commumication on May 2, 1957, that at
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b. Woted that the occupancy and use of Taongi Atoll as
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c. Approved a request for DOD comment on the desirability
of occupancy and use of Taongl Atoll, and the feasibility of
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HARDIACKwill be presented to the Commission for consideration
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Noted that the actual test program for Operation
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Noted that the test program outlined above and assuming
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will require approximately $10.0 million over
the 34.7 million budgeted for overseas tests in FY 1958, and that
this increase will have to be absorbed within the $452.3million
budgeted for the weapons program for FY 1958 in estimates sub-
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Approved, for the purpose of guidance to the weapons
laboratories and other agencies involved in the planning for
Operation HARDTACK, the general scope of the test program,
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If the additional cost cannot be thus
absorbed, the test progrem will be rescoped; and
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f. Noted that it is not deemed appropriate to notify the
JCAE at thistime.
The General Manager has :dimected that you take the action necessary to -
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, this office.
Copies of pertinent correspondence should be provided
Mola tion.
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