to Betts,
A.25.September TWX from Hertford
which I belicve is documented
and Field
among the various laboratories
elsewhere, ‘notes meetings held
on 21 September
in quick resumption of testing
Command and others interested
f% =
60 days whereas
ready to drop two devices within
and the results that LASL is
90 days and
devices on barges within about
Livermore could test a couple
cither
and dirty" air drop operation off
the further discussion of a ''quick
Hawaii or Johnston.
Further,
to perform a
recommendations about how
might be used,
Pacific operation, which islands
etc., and Hertfords personal .
mander (McCorkle)
on for an Air Task Group Com
ati
end
omm
rec
and
e
enc
fer
pre
are presented.
d
Gen, Whisenand of Systems Comman
September letter from McCorkle to
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BZ
of study
problems with meeting the myriad
WC
AFS
the
ils
deta
ers
art
dqu
Hea
ements, etc.,
requirements and support requir
d,
now that testing has been resume
atorium.
ns that took place during the mor
especially in light of the reductio
ting an awareness
stance from Whisenand in crea
McCorkle earnestly requests assi
blem
of the manpower and capability pro
at higher levels of the seriousness
within AFSWC.
There are a number of pieces of correspondence in here that I've seen in
other files that address the activities and thoughts about planning or being
ready to plan for atmospheric testing at the NTS and at Eniwetok should such
authorization ever come. A TWX on 25 September from Betts to Hertford of
ALO addresses certain actions that may be taken and others which may not be
taken in relation to preparation for atmospheric testing. Among those which
may be taken are selectign of suitable balloan sites at the EPC, discussion
with the military of various boosters and RV's that might be used for testing,
detailed planning for fuzing and firing systems in conjunction with selected
RV's, plans for diagnostic instrumentation and sampling systems,-vtc. The
activities which are prohibited deal with procurement of additional balloons
and flying of the balloons at this time. Further Betts requests a detailed
proposal including a schedule and cost estimate for testing with the balloons
at the NTS and EPG and for exoatmospheric testing.
Also beginning about this time September25th is discussion of the very short
response atmospheric
testine nrocram which ears
an
far
came
time
ae
dacumantod
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