AT LO WR LT, Tem= 5 SLRRS RmrE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20525 D. R. Swindle, Assistant Director ror Log istics, DC ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS POSED BY G. WILTROUT , 1. DMA, ON JULY 27, 1971 By what vir tne tire we On July 18, 1947, (2.0. 9785) th Dlitary gsovernzent at ead to DOD for administraticn b ked on Juma 29, 1951, and juris ransferred to the Department of Interior eifective July 1, 1951, by E.O. Eniwetok and Bikini aC @ 7 y+ 3 ini yD a Ansver: testing in 19%5 under authority cae - in charge. a“ = + =. Tae Enivetok testing diction (avy Administretion) in Guestion 2. What were the conditions of AXC's successor ves? Answer: On July 1, 1955, the AEC and tke DOD were testing on Hn under a written permit from tne (AEC and Interior agreed to execute no formal occurancy azree- ment). ~_ On Dacemoer 23, 1955, an Interagency land agreenent oetween the Devertment of Interior and Navy gave AEC official oceuzancy rishts but did not specify AEC rights and duties. Therefore, on June 30, 1960, e contract wes entered between AEC and COD by which Snivetok was transferred to the Hevy. Under teras of this egreanent, Navy accepted all property interests or ARC; the Navy was to dispose of its proverty loaned to AEC; AEC agreed to provide pariodic Nad-sate surveys at Tlavy's expense (the avy may have contracted with the AEC prime contractor, Holmes and Narver, for this work}. There is na mention or clean-un resuonsibility, but Navy's resconsioility for contaniaation survey indicates its resconsinility Yor claan-uo aruer the AED transrer of Enivetok. fcosction 3. neat would be our responsioilivy tcuay Zor apsenviaiiry tra pine broblem ve wot involved in at Bikini (celean-up;? CONTIEEED LEMED po Be TWH AUTHORITY: UNCLASSIFLED DOE/SA~20 E: BY “i SCHMIDT, DATE: [di ac Ltt VJ/9qu y i S11 Jo