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Catalogue description Admiralty: Office of the Operational Commander of Operation MOSAIC (British Atomic Testing in Western Australia): Papers
| Reference: | ADM 296 |
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| Title: | Admiralty: Office of the Operational Commander of Operation MOSAIC (British Atomic Testing in Western Australia): Papers |
| Description: |
Records accumulated in the office of the Operational Commander of Operation MOSAIC, the code name given to British atomic tests on the Monte Bello Islands in Western Australia in June 1956. Planning files deal with meteorology personnel, scientific aspects, safety, the conversion of vessels, and public relations. There are also reports on the operation. |
| Date: | 1950-1956 |
| Related material: |
For records of the AWRE, see: ES Other records concerning British nuclear weapons testing in Australia are in DEFE 16 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Office of the Operational Commander of Operation MOSAIC, 1955-1956 |
| Physical description: | 62 files and volumes |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Operational Commander was responsible for the command of the Operation in accordance with the policy laid down by the Atomic Weapons Trials Executive. Commodore Martell was appointed in June 1955. Charles Adams of the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston was Scientific Director. |
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