OSS? , BOX NO. aKia 5 Cavey a DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ree FOLBEP PACIFIC DIVISION HAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND FPO SAN FRANCISCO 96610 O71:jmk ser1goal OCT 3 1967 From: To: Commander, Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Commander, Air Force Western Test Range (WTLO), Vandenberg AFB Subj: Eniwetok and Bikini Real Estate; status of Ref; (a) AFWTR Vandenberg message 222348Z August 1967 (b) COMPACDIV message 2401322 August 1967 Encl: (1) Orig Use and Occupancy Agreement, Eniwetok Atoll, dated as of March 2, 1944 (2) Orig Use and Occupancy Agreement, Bikini Atoll, dated as of April 15, 1946 1. In accordance with references (a) and (b), the enclosures are forwarded for information and retention among the records of your Command. 5 (us i Tey) + 2. Eniwetok and Bikini Atolls were retdined by the United States following World War II. All former occupants of these Atolls were relocated on other islands or atolls. The United States paid compensation in the sums of $175,000 for Eniwetok and $325,000 for Bikini to the High Commissioner of the Trust Texritory for costs incurred in land acquisition and permanent relocation of the former occupants of the Atolls. 3. The two Atolls were initially used by the Atomic Energy Commission as a proving ground. Thereafter, by Agreement OT theD June 30, 1960, between the Atomic Energy Commissfon and the Department of Defense, the former proving ground was transferred to the Navy for use by the Pacific upg0b,Tee oe The Atolls were transferred to the Army as of J wewe Data furnished this Command by the Army 05ofng30, yon Y /Engineer is that the Atolls were transferredfxgntye.Army” ‘2. Contractor, Global Associates, totheAir Force.‘Cogtpac ter, Holmes and Narver, Inc., Contract AF-04(679)- 10 ontFie "30,1965. 4 > bask “masbuesbes & & vel ~* gu tue jo AEE ya gdaths 9 tLUA. Wa A ee tor ve a : a SOEla