AQT ET fe‘Membtandum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMEN “Brig. Gen. A.D. Starbird, USA pate. MAY 25 1968 Director, DMA, USAEC, Washington rom : Richard G, Elliott, Director Office of Information, ALO SUBJECT: TRANSFER OF ENIWETOK PROVING GROUND CONTROL SYMBOL: OI:HGV 1. With transfer of the EPG to the militaryimminent, it appears that earky consideration of a public announcement, or alternatively of language to be used in case of press inquiry, will be.‘required. ek 2. We believe at likely the transfer will. become known publicly fairly soon after it takes place, regardless of « the official course of information action. For that reason, we suggest it would be realistic to issue the facts in the form the Coumission and DOD feel would be best for national policy. : 3. Albuquerque Operations, Holmes & Narver, and probably 7 ie others concerned, will need to be provided soon with language Oy to be used to inform employees and their families, and in case of publiciaquiry. If factual announcement is issued, LED be wah _pe-preblen,_. tf no announcement is to aeB: be issu > need develops: Oo oe wee 8 "Since the 1958 series of weapons tests, Albuquerque Operations through its contractor, Holmes & Narver, \ Inc., of Log Angeles, has maintained the Eniwetok 4?” A ) b 5 Proving Ground on a standby basis. Our responsibilities there now will be transferred on July 1, 1960, to the Department of Defense, which has had personnel stationed at Eniwetok continuously since World War II. a ° CONFIRMED TO B E UNCLASSIF AUTHORITY: DO E/SA-20 BY R.S. DEWEY, DATE: 1G tz b/1o6f ay ask that we be authorized to use the following language iv As a result of the transfer of responsibility, AEC and Holmes & Narver personnel ‘are being withdrawn." CODED Zé on 7 Director, ‘DIS, Washington, Attn: James Cannon CARDED James Reeves, Assistant Manager, OTO EXED Ln Chief, Los Angeles Branch : IND MILTARY RESEARCH & APPL 7 2 2e7. - CLASSIFICATION sunent . ray ORITY oF a(e ~ DATE «Ler | | THIS, MATELEee MATIONAE FE CIIM, e 06 75/1 if . ' 4 B- UNITED ee 2005321 ; THIN ma LAW. ee STATES