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May Trip Report by Col. Rose of the 4950th discusses his conversations
in Washington with JTP.7 personnel.
Noted is the current future test organization
high level committee discussions and report.
Also noted is that the
sentiment seems to be to have DASA take over top control for atomic
testing for the time being but that the AEC is expected to favor a separate
organization of the JTF-7 type.
Furthermore JTF-7 is of the opinion that
all permanent Air Force testing organizations such as the 4950th should
be assigned to them permanently for both administration and control.
JTF-7 notes that there are no plans for any testing earlier than about the
fall of 1960 which might be approximately 4 shots.
Also noted is that JTF -7
was about to write a message to AFSWC directing action be taken to reduce
or climinate the helicopter and L-20 air support now at Eniwetok with the
attendent personnel reduction but that this will now be just a general letter
reguesting an cvaluation of the situation with the reductions made whereever
possidla.
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A MayTWX from Monar to Starboarg;answers the questions concern
ing outer
Space testing as to the details of the devices and the rocket-borne
experimentation
that would be utilized.
it gives the details of the few things that Monar
thinks it would not be wise to mention to the Soviets explici
tly such as
measurement of
Cross-referenced here is a 21 May TWX from Starboard to the Labs on the
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subject of meetings during the week of 5
May concerning the necessity for
proceding with the program to check the
possibility of underground decoupling.
Furthermore, there was a meeting held
in Livermore [8 May on the same subject
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