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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
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testing in 19%5 under authority
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in charge.
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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).
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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
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AUTHORITY:
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