reported, and shortly thereafter relieved Captah DeKay as Fiscal
Gfficer for the operation.
Basic fiscal agreementsbetween the Departments of the Kational
Uilitary establishmentand the Atomic Energy Commission were arrived
at in the first week after orders to the Task Force Commnder were
issusd. It was determined that the Atomic Energy ConmLssion would
advance funds to the IiavyDepartmentby appropriationtransfer. The
I:avyDepartmentwould in turn advance funds to the Departrsmt of the
Army and the Department of Air by cash transfer under the appropriation. It was agreed that expenditureswould be reported by object
classificationto the liavyDepartment which would make a monthly
consolidated report to the Atomic “~ergy Commission of sll expenditures for the three Departments. The decision as to which expenditures for the operation would be chargeable to funds to be made
ava51able by the Atomic Energy Commission posed an bitial problem
which was hei~htened by secrecy which limited the discussion to a
very small group in each Department. In theory authorizationof
expenditures for an operation of this nature would be approved by
the heads of all Technical Services and Bureaus in each Departmnt.
The tim
available and the secrecy of the operation did not permit
such action.
FtiaJly, on 200ctober, the Fiscal
Agreenmt (Appendti~) was
issued. In general terms this paper, with its enclosures, indicated
what expenses would be borne by the Armd Services and what ones by
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