SRPA Intelligence Memorandum 26


 * Subject: Preparation Begins for Operation Black Eden


 * 18-Jun-53


 * Major Richard Blake took custody of "Nellie from SRPA NT at 0800 hours this''
 * morning. He is transporting it to field headquarters in Cocodrie, Louisiana. Blake has
 * ordered that the two surviving Sentinels. Lieutenant Nathan Hale and Corporal
 * Joesph Capelli, accompany him on the operation. Lieutenant Hale has remained in a
 * medically induced coma since he was nearly killed in Iceland on May 17th. Dr. Malikov
 * has requested more time in order to complete the Zeta series of inhibitors that he
 * believes might reverse the transformation process that Hale has experienced. Dr.
 * Malikov claims he is very close to finishing the new series, but he may need two more
 * weeks before he can create sufficient quantities of the inhibitor to be used in the field
 * Without the new series of inhibitors, he believes Hale can survive approximately three
 * hours once woken up. After that, Dr. Malikov predicts he will become irreversibly
 * Chimeran.


 * Major Blake has ordered that Hale join the operation on June 26th whether or not the
 * Zeta series inhibitors are ready. He estimates that the operation will either succeed or
 * fail in the span of four hours. Using Hale for the operation is a calculated risk but
 * Blake insists that it is the best chance we have for the operation to succeed.