eis . community. Asa result, rentals might reach inequitable levels. If the government retained control over rents or occupancy, the objective of local control would not be reached. . ° The need for security in the form of close area control will remain in some measure. This may delay or create a continuing obstacle to incorporation and disposal of real estate. Access Controls and Ownership of Property A Long Range Planning Committee for the Community of Los Alamos, consisting of four members, was appointed by the Field Manager, June 17, 1953. In his letter to each member of the Committee, the Field Manager outlined the problems to be considered by the Committee in two paragraphs of his letter of June 17, 1953, which are quoted as follows: "It has long been my intention to appoint a committee to tackle one of the most complex problems which faces the Commission at this level; that is, what does the Los Alamos Field Office recommend as the long-range goal for the community of Los Alamos with respect to ownership of property, broadened free enterprise, etc. It is very obvious from the outset that this problem is fraught with very complex, practical, economic, legal and legislative problems in that in the solution and planning of our long range goal for the community of Los Alamos, due regard must be made of the responsibility that the Atomic Energy Commission owes to the Congress and to the taxpayer at large, and further to give assurance that the Atomic Energy Commission project mission is carried out to advantage and that consistent with this, unwarranted obligations are not assumed by the Federal Government, "These and many other factors present difficulties which require very mature judgment in arriving at workable answers, and, infact, the first step may be to somehow outline the complex problem with all its many facets and then set up a timetable for study and arriving at conclusions. The Committee has been intentionally set up as a small compact committee in order to avoid the creation of an unwieldy organization, and further the committee appointed contains balance. Quite simply, it could be stated that the purpose of the com- mittee is to form a bridge between the rights and interests of individuals as residents and American citizens....and the responsibilities of the Atomic Energy Commission in accomplishing the project mission with full recognition of AEC responsibilities to the Congress and to the taxpayers of the nation as a whole,® The Committee has had several meetings and has considered the broad aspects of the problem. It has determined that problem No, 1 is the question of an open town, that is, whether or not the use of passes and Security Guards in connection with the community of Los Alamos should be discontinued. Effect of Housing on LASL Strength _ During February 1952, there began a noticeable increase in the number of vacancies in family housing at Los Alamos, which continued until the number of vacancies had doubled. The condition was caused primarily by a steady decrease in the number of Zia Company and AEC employees. During the same period the LASL personnel strength increased somewhat but not in the amount that had been anticipated. However, the amount by which LASL DOLALD oii, Of