Ve
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sne Gae-
ECDLLNG.
cisions were required immediately to meet the April 1 schedule date since
the holiday was fast approaching and Gen. Betts, among other things, authorized H6N to do certain hiring and initiate procurement of construction
equipment, materials and supplies, authorized 3.5 million dollars of a
/
to
$5 million authorization to HéN for the work to be performed prior
the
of
purpose
the
to
as
story
cover
the
June 30 and presented H&N with
further
work that they were performing in the Pacific area. The memo
employees
past
contact
and
identify
to
made
been
states "Arrangements have
needs."
to determine if they are available to meet the predicted early
* Among other Planning Directives contained in the NVOO files are the
t
following: one in 1962 nn the DOD shot Small Boy; one on the DOD shot
‘Danny Boy; one in 1961 on 20 December on Project Wagon and the Buckboard
Crater Excavation Project,known Butkboard II,and this directive
contains updated guidance for Project Wagon which is an excavation project
involving detonation of a .4 kiloton device buried about 130 feet belowthe
surface and to be detonated in basalt in Area 18. Planning for Wagon is to
continue with a tentative detonation date set for late spring 1962. Buckbor rd
Il is a project to do Post-Shot exploration of the Buckboard Crater to obtain
true crater measurements, partical distribution and permanent displacement.
it is noted that design engineering is authorized for Buckboard II and that
this work must be completed before Project Wagon can be detonated.
21 Dec. 61, J-16 Report:
Under the heading of Airborne Measurement, Wakefield
.and others report that the airborne electromagne
tic
Correa)
measurement
equipment is being improved as well as other additi
ons to the mnieiA~rm,fBear for
the aircraft being worked on.
22 Dec. 61, J-6 Report:
eee
A listing of status of each Area 3 hole contains the
following information: _Two holes were expended earlier in Dec.; about
three holes
}
were completed during this time period bringing the total of ready
holes to about five,
and several others are in various stages of completion.
wa A lengthy TWX from Reeves to Betts
on 21 December details the respective
funding responsibilitkes between JTF8 and the AEC inconnection
with the
expanded Bluestraw Plan.
December 196! ——Confidential. TWX from Reeves to Craig, DMA on plans
~ 21
aero. ~
and estimates for Vela Uniform
DRIBBLE - standby with very little activity
SHOAL - carry program thru exploration, selection, and shot (May -
June 1964)
;
WHIRLAWAY - mention of these being held at Manzano by Sandia
Cle