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Honorable . sterling Cole
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Joint Com-ittee on Atocic Energy
Congress of the United States
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Very recently, in the course of Ccevelopment of thermonucleer
Cevices to be tested at Operation CASTL!’, it hes become ap- ew
Perent that the precision requirexents on yield for the
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Gre such as to require confirsstion by full scale test of ©
that conpencenat. The urgency ef this requirenent ves not snticipated at the tire the UPSHCT prorren of full ecale tests
&t the hevaca ireving Grounds was sct.
£ full scale nuclear test for the elcove purpose has tren ese
proved and will te held at the Ncveca Troving Crouncs at the
cerlicst practiczble dete. when the turret date i: established,
ve “LI1 advices you thereef, anc at the a:prepriate tine vill
relcése an ennouncenent to the press in crcer to irforn the
pullic cf this test.
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we anticipate the eetual cetonatian will take plece sae tine
mex’ vetck = perhap. as early as dune 1. rovevery, the ectual
Cate till have to be paumd by the rrorress of preparations
Loe Uncereéye In vicw of this, no cificial cbserver er urcor
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pancerely yours,
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