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Refervnou i s nado tor 9. Letter from Chief, IrFSA', t o thu Director oi' Milit my that tile j&C coilcurred inthe genvral concept of tho hJ,ortncrrt of Dufonse PrOpOSGlS, but that severr.1 nwmdnonts to specific arrangononts apponmd desi rab lo. Thuso r\nen&nonts arc: ooncurrvd i n rind have boon incorporatad k ferenc u a. ccntuinod pro pozi l for tha(troop pur tlc ip z tion phases Cop ios of thin Plan nra forvnirdod horewith :IS Inc!.*;surf, 1. Tho Cfnief, iJWP doos not concur in the text of tho proposfbrl stutonont for public ral enso concorning Safety Rcs pon sibi lit y for Trcops. 2. ro vino d Stnteiwnt for Safoty Rcs pon sibi lit y for Troops i s being f omul at sd and will bi- for-tmrdod :aftor coordinhtion : a d npproval by q prop ria to DOD Plan for Troop Chicf ol' Stilff, A;;:$ Part ici pct ion in Oondt Idcr Corps (w/5 cys incl)
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DEPdtTMENT OF DEFENSE PUN EQR TROOP PA'C~TICIPJLTION a. Titlo. Tho titlo of the mmeuvers for the entire operation,_I regardless of the nunber of shots part ici pat odin,u4ll be Deswt b. Camp Desort Rock. Cunp Uescrt Rock will bo activated by the and 540 troop observers. troop observors from the otiior 3erviccrs. Its approx im to cn pib it y will be 2500 visiting tr bops The Arrv will nocosnnodate units md individual 0 . Exurcise Dirootor. Tho hiy will appoint an Exerciso Mr oct or for Dssurt Rook V. who will bo respoosiblo for cnd superviso troop participation by 611 of the milit q ry Survices, including airborned. Coordinution. Tho st n ff q on cy, Diroctorhte o f Yonpons Effoctn neo ossi tnt e dir oct cormunicction bet:men tha Test Mnnr:gor aud tho Exorciao Di riot or, such con.iunicntion i s nuthorizud. o. Extont of Part ic ipn tion. The Artiy, AIr Foroo, and Marine Corps will co nxc t training o xero isos previous to, during, and after srtvernl of tho shots i n Oporation UIJSHOT-KNOT€IOLE, sitni1s.r t o fhoao conducted at past conti non t nl atomio tosts. simulatud tnc tion l miiouvers wlth ground and nirbcrno troops using approprinto ril it vy oquipmnent, 1.0., military vehloles, tnnks, he lio opt urs on3 o thorn irc m ft. aninals will bo oxposcrd t o tho off ect s of the bod for down at ration plus 1500 c ~ m po pe rating porsonnel. Thosu cporntions w l ll consist of The noximum numbor of troops nnd troop observers prosont Tho ovornll numbor nnd cntogorios Declassified by DNA, Chief, ISTS
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of troop participants will bo npproxiirntely RS foll ~ vmr AWMBER OF IWEH OF NUPlBER TOTAL NUbfs!?,~ Cavp Opcr. Pors. 1500 1 1500 kvy Troop obsorvors 100 por shot4 400 Trocp obsurvera ) 26 70 pcr shut All 8 64 Troop obsorvurs 12-17 pix- shot 3 o r more 50 * Xi11 p nrt ici pat u with Army or Biciritiu Corps. of his Ez rc iso Plant otho I'oGt Mmwor. oxorciso irrous will not into r for owl th scientific uxpbriuiunt8 o r uquipimnt forth a collcrction o f dt:tu. a. P l m of Exorciso. The Exercisa Dlrdotor will provido copies Thu Plan will c cnt n in spa oi fic af tho Test Diroctor prior to nnd incacdiutdly of torU hour. The plan for thoir part io ip ation,,.rill be irio1ildc.d intho overall u ir plan proe. Xunbur of Shots. Tho Dipirtmcnt o f DJfonse will bo authorieod UPSHOT-KXOTHOLE seri os, providod that such ~i program door, not into r for o with tho dcvulopniout or of foots to sts and is afiruonble t o both tho Tost bfunngor and tho Exerciso Dlrootor.
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d. @.nRes i n --Plan. Any chango i n scopo of the npprovod maximla plan or its olininv.tion from a parti aul cr shot bccauso of to ch n ical o r otlrsr oonsidcrations will. bo rosolvod in thu fi old by tho Exorciso Mr oct or and thu To st Managor through the Diroctoro.tu of IVwpons Effoot:: Tosts, AFSW. Any chmgos in tho original plcri xhich involves AEC support muy. althouch otliorxiso aoaoptablo undor thosu provisions, bocom unaoccptublo to tho To st Manugor if sub n it tod so luto as t o ro quir o oxcossive of fort to off oct it3ii Zl usi on, 0 . Wnnouvor Area. For ro al in tic mnouvors tho Dopnrttmnt of Dofonso will roquiro a maxinun so ctor of 180 dograos around ground zoro. k 90 dogroo sootor i s ooiisidorsd t o bL: tho miniIliun requirod. th3 nrun assignod for troop mnouvers shall bo doterminod attho Wovada Froving Grounds by thi, AEC und DOD f i o l d roprocontativoa. rant will bo iindo by thoT dst Mmagor aftor oolrsidoration of tho arm roquircni,mts of all agonoios at th z t part io ul nr shot. f. Positioning of Troops und Troop 0bsorvm:rs.-- Tho positioning of troops cad troop obsorvcrs, a8 vnll us thb coiiduot of tho troop mnouvsrs, will bo control lod by m d bo thor csp on sibi lit y of tho Exorciao Mrootor, as loug as tho troops and ob s wv or saro within thJ ussignod mnouvor woa. All inovonmts of milit ury vohiolos mid pnrsontiol out sido this aroa will bo aoordinatod vdth thoT ust &nzgor so thrit tho plan for such mvononts can bo iucorporctud i n t o tlrc To:it Nnnngor's Oporetion Plan. g. Sa. Tho Dc part m ntu f DJfonso v dll as sui ~ ufull ros pon sibi lit y forth oF hy sio al and radiologiocrl snf u ty of hscrt Rock participants. carrying out thoso rcs pon sibi lit ius,tho Dopnrtm.tiit of Ibfunsu will tios. Ho vrill ostliblish suit ab los a fot y crito ria, inoluding pur n is sib lo liq its of ovcr-prossuros, nuoluar r ndia tion and th crna l radiation. It will bo nocossary for tho Tost Mmngor t o provido tho Exvroisa Mr eot or with vmathor a ido th s rpg rt in on tds th which i s obtained for tho To st Mr oct or ' s RadioloGiool Safoty, Organization, i n ordor that tho Exoroiso Ero ctor :my carryout his s a fo tyr csp on sibi lit ios. Dirdctor *:rill providn thc Test Man::gor xith oopius of his Safoty Plan. h. Post Shot Trnining Exorciso. Kith h tho cu ctor assignud for trooD DarticiDants. thc Ex cr crs n cot or will bo nuth or iud to conduct. .dononstrations mdt ruining oxoroisos athi3di so roti on, so long as suoh act iv it ios do not into r for o with tho dovoloprmiit or of foots oxporiinonts. Exorciso Li roc tor vdll bc authorizod t o arrnngo for a pert of tho oamp op orating porsonnol t o porticip:.to intho Exoroiaos along with othor units nt oach shot.
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hocoss cf persons el to tho iiumda Proving Grou:ids i s understood t o bo solely tho responsibility of tho Test L1en:;gor. will m ko satisfactory arrnngomants vrith tho Dircctor of I'loupons EE oct s Tcsta and the Exdrcise Dire ot or so.th3.t pcr tic ipn ting troops ond trmp observors vrill,subject to AEC security rogulations. bo admittod t o ap prop ric to areas of tho iJevada Proving Grounds. The Tost Managor k. Indoctrination. Tho h orci so Dlractor will conduct briefings and indootrin-.tion prop nn s for Excrcise Dosort Rock pc.rtj.cipants o s roquirud by Dvpartnent of kf uc so pur tic ip t tion plans. The dissomination of idorm3tion rogarding the purposo and du tui ls of construction of AEC uxpurinontc.1 dgvices boini; dctonntod will bo mxdo on a strict or troop ob ssr vers ? till require such dot nil ud irif'ormtion regarding tho Itis qmticipatcd that fwi, i f any, of tho troops A11 troops mid troop obcorvcrs will havo u minimurn P. Public Inforimtion. All public irtformation, including relonsos, p : z tio ipn tion on this scolo tit 3or more shots ; tho M-rinu Corps n t .hio hah sort Rock mnncuvor is oonductod. f.11 nflneuvers will be confi nod to 3n assigned aruu. wen boforo and nf ter the shot vrill be ooordinrited with tho T6st Idrmager Air Force Croop porsonnol will part io ip.itoat enoh shot i n Movanent of troops out sid u tho assignud b. Troop Trijining. Troop ob so rvi rs rnd most of the troops will be position xiIi fiu ld fort if i crit ions 1:t the ti:.:o of detonation. (1 or2 oorqanios) of thot r mps my b.2 ei..plt.nod ata sofo distance in 15 &a 75 helicopters or 5-10 drop n irc la ft. previously assigned object iv ds in the assaulted by heliooptcr-born0 o r ~ i r - bc rne troup s rmd ground troopo on foot and i n inilitriry vuh i clos iiicluding UF t o 5-10 tunks. Aft or the dutoIir:tinn, vicinity of ground zuro m y be
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and troop observers will vit:!'Jss tho oquipmunt dizp1; ys. hsert Rock in hal i cop tors,trucks, busus wid st:'.i'f 0tx-s. 0 . Zquipmsnt Display. Tho Dopvtxont o f Doforim - Kill hivo nilit.iry troop participation Gt ull shots ctturidod by troops or troop obsorvors. d. Foroign N nti on ds. No foreign iiotioiinls will be includ'Jd i n tho Dasort Rook p nrt ici pcf ion.