9 March 1956 mmw 3n9 353311313 it93 3339 MEMORANDUM FOR Admiral Gardner mfg 3m 3 General Everest G fw Off M11 0 USA 5 Secy to ONO Omc Dir Plans AF 5 A MCLO EH3 DDSP 1 JSPG Rainbow Team 5 comets 3 3 General Eddleman 59% Subject Atomic Weapon Requirements Studies for 1959 1 By 56 derived from JCS 1823 256 dated 15 Febru3 ary 1956 the Unified Commanders were directed to submit coordinated atomic weapon requirements studies for 1 July 1959 to the Joint Chiefs of Staff by 1 May 1956 In the same paper the Joint Chiefs of Staff decided to review the requirements studies and provide production guidance for 1 July 1958 and 1 July 1959 to the Atomic Energy Commission by 1 July 1956 2 By ROT22QOZ CINCSAC requested a change of suspense date for compliance with sn 129 56 to 1 July 1956 By FE 800705 dated 8 March requested a change of the suspense date to 31 May 1956 It wculd appear likely that additional similar requests will be received from other Unified Commanders particularly USCINCEUR in View of the extensive coordination required Within his command 3 In the opinion of the Deputy Director for'Strategic Plans and the Rainbow Team JSPG the two month time period from 1 May to 1 July 1956 allowed for the JCS and Secretary of Defense action referred to in paragraph 1 above is not com3 pressible any postponement of the 1 May submission date would require a corresponding postponement of the 1 July 1956 submission date of the production guidance to the Atomic Energy CommissiOn This schedule is in accordance with firm Atomic Energy Commission 3 Department of Defense agreements based on established budget cycles and reflects commitments to both the Secretary of Defense and the Atomic Energy Commission Their informal recommendation is to disapprove all requests for posts ponement of the 1 May submission date A I recommend that you approve the attached draft message to CINCSAC and CINCFE with information copies to other com- manders preparing the atomic weapon requirement studies for 1959 General USA Vrector Joint Staff Distribution A General Hogaboom 3 1 Off CJCS 2 3A_a en J I 3 Is Authority TO Commander Commander INFO Commander Commander Commander Commander Commander Commander Commander Commander DRAFT MESSAGE Chief Chief Chief Chief Chief Chief Chief Chief Chief Chief Far East Strategic Air Command Alaska Atlantic Caribbean Continental Air Defense Command U S European Command U S Northeast Command Pacific U S Naval Forces Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Reference and CINCSAC 3 0722002 NOTAL and CINCFE 800705 NOTAL messages postponement of suspense date of 1 May 1956 is not approved Commitments to the Seore tary of Defense and Atomic Energy Commission based on estab lished budget cycles require adherence to present schedule