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MEMORANDUM FOR CHAIRMAN McCONE
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Attached at Tab A is Mr. Douglas’ reply to your April 22, 1960, 0256
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Range activities and hopes a transfer can be effective on July 1,
1960. In that connection the DoD plan to fire Atlas missiles into
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Douglas replied that the DoD does need the EPG for Pacific Missile
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and the Albuquerque Operations Office for the purpose of planning
an orderly transfer of the facilities and equipment at the EPG. I
expect to know in the next few days the nature of that plan and the
projected time scale.
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I recommend that the Chairman gign the proposed reply to the DoD
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