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Title:
Manhattan District History; Book VIII, Los Alamos Project (Y); Volume 3, Auxiliary Activities; Chapter 5, Navy Participation; Chapter 6, Sandia
Subject Terms:
Manhattan District History
Document Location:
DOE Historian, Office of History and Heritage Resources, Germantown, MD
Document Type:
BOOK
Publication Date:
1949 Jan 01
Declassification Date:
2005 Oct 03
Declassification Status:
Declassified
Document Pages:
30 pages
Accession Number:
MEDBook8Vol3Ch5a6
Originating Research Org.:
Atomic Energy Commission
OpenNet Entry Date:
2014 May 10
OpenNet Modified Date:
2014 May 09
Description/Abstract:
Chapter 5 discusses the most important contribution made by the Navy to the activities of the Los Alamos Project, which consisted of assignment of key personnel, who were of invaluable assistance in the successful attainment of the Project's objective.
Chapter 6 presents an historical account of the activities of the Manhattan District which were carried out at Sandia Base, near Albuquerque, New Mexico, between the summer of 1945 and 31 December 1946, the termination date of the Manhattan District History.