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Col. Charles B. Stewart a. Requesbd that the page proofs of the Twen~ -third S-annw Report to Congsess be revised in accorbe REST COPY AVAIWBLE 1. Page Proofs Of Twenty-Third Serniamual Report to Con~xess
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a. Approved the presentation of an unclassified techtical library to the Government of Polaad; b. Noted that the Department d State will be notified of c. Noted that the Joint Committee will be notified of this 8. AEC 952/28 - Ope ration HARDTACK Test Program, and AEC 952/29 - Addendum to AEC 952/28 General Starbird reviewed with the Commissioners the weapons test schedule for Calendar Year 1958 and recommended that one of the test shots oxiginaliy scheduled as only l contingency shot now be included lu one of the regular test shots. He also said he had mot ap@oved a UCRL recommendation that a 20.40 kiloton device be fired underground late in 1958 to investigate the technique of testing higher yield devices underground. The Commissioners sequested that the GAC% opinion be obtained on this particular test before it $s definitely postponed for 1958. Mr. Strauss reiterated his concern about the large number of weapons scheduled for testing during Operation HARDTACK and recalled that the President had asked that the Commission eliminate some of the twenty-five shots originally scheduled for Operation HARDTACK If the contingencey shot is addedc he said, the total number scheduled will be up to Wenty.five again. This, he remarked, eeemed to be a reflection of the DOD~s eequi ement for an increasing 1~ The Comminumber of different nuclear weapons types. - mionem discussed the shots scheduled for 1958 aad Mr, Libby requested that the letter to the President concerning operation HARDTACK state the amount of off-site fallout which will result from the se%ies. After further dhJcus6ions the Commission: ~/ See also notes on a Briefing on the Weapons Stockpile. presented to tie Commiscioa on February 3, 1958. A copy iU on file in the Office of the
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a, @proved the revised HARDTACK test psogmm as contained in Appendix “A” to AEG 952/28, and as revised by the recommendation of AJZC 952/29: siating of lome 4 undeggrowxi nuclear tests a8 indicated in Appendix ‘tAll to AEG 952/28, as xevisod. in fall 195% at the Nevada Test Site; d, Approved the expenditure of special nuclea~ materials up to the amounts given in Appendix W“ to AEC 952/280 for the HARDTACK and MILLRACE tests and for the one-point safety taats at NTS; e. Noted that the list of shots and their objectives t for the HARDTACK and MILLIUkGE tests and for the one-point safety tests at NTS$ till be submitted to the President by letter such as that in Appendix lCl~ to AEC 952/28s as revised, Thie letter also requests luthority to expend the special nuclear materials required for these tests; f. Noted that the Department of Defense will be informed of the approved test progxam by letter to the Military Liaison Committee such as that in Append& ‘U3ftto AEC 952/28, g, Noted that the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy wUl be informed of the approved test program by lettex such as tbt ill Appendix IIE-M t to AEC 9S2f28~ as revised, titer receiving Presidential authorization to expend the necessary special nuclear matexials j h. Noted that the Department & State will be informed of the Meet test plans by appropriate letter after receiving Presidential authorisation to expend the necessary upecial nuclear materials; and