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“+ A | December TWX from Froman to Betts discusses that LASL does not feel any
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the planned hich altitude tests can be adapted to fully satisfy the investigation
of testing warheads in space. Thus LASL proposes that the AEC sponsor a
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1000 or more kilometer shot of 165 KT or less.
om A 2 December TWX from Hertford to Betts is a reply to a request from DMA
on 27 November for the Laboratory's feelings on the integration of the Veta
Hotel effort with the planned high altitude shots. Briefly it is pointed out
that LASL and Sandia have addressed many of the questions in the preparation
of theVEla Hotel program but witf now be useful in planning for
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making measurements on the high altitude experiments. Thus the LASL Vela Hote!
people who will now be working on the high altitude program, are in a good
position to present
solved the
-their engineering and production requirements having
R&D problems on the LASL jyecsure~eAT package for space testing and,
using outside fabrication and other expediencies, the inecsurement POrTIon of
the Vela Hotel satellite is ready to go ahead.
field test group to separate
Sandia has reorganized their
the division that will be addressing the
high altitude test measurement from the division addressing Vela Hotel.
Thus, the impact of high altitude weapons testing on the Vela Hotel program
Is as detailed here in relation to the AEC fulfilling their committment
A memo from Captain Craig of the DMA Test Office to Gen. Betts on 1 December
covers the last atmospheric tests coordination meeting held by DASA on
28 November since all future meetings will be held under the jurisdiction
of JTF8. It is noted that General Starbird and a few of his staff are at
ALO and may visit Vandenberg on their way back to Washington. And that on
his return Starbird will recommend one of three systems being considered for
high altitude delivery to Genral Booth the director of DASA.
Gen. Polhamus
is mentioned here and I infer that he is the deputy director of DASA.
There is little new information here except that a statement that JTF8& is
doing parallel planning for the overseas operation and is considering a
combination air/sea operation perhaps utilizing Hawaii and Johnston Island
and another alternative of using Christmas Island or other island for a
base of operations.
The DoD funding picture is presented as follows:
they
presently have 18 million dollars for atmospheric operations and expect to
obtain 32 million more from the emergency fund for a total of S0 million for
FY 62 and expect to have 100 million included in their FY 63 budget.
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