a number of undesirable effects resulted, which included: higher costs, higher cancellation charges, and excessive warehouse inventories of materials not immediately useful. 2.2 RECOMMENDATIONS It is apparent from the foregoing comments that ways and means for expediting receipt of design criteria by the Contractor should be carefully explored. 1, Toward this end it is directed that: The Field Manager,EFO, afford the Contractor greater assistance in obtaining design criteria from participating agencies than has been the case heretofore, Lateness in arrival and incompleteness upon arrival are the two principal deficiencies to be overcome. Where the furnishing of criteria by a deadline date is impractical, the appropriate agency should be required to furnish a schedule showing when the criteria will be available. 2. Similarly, the Contractor will be assisted in acquiring Military Task Group requirements for additional base facilities. This criteria should be made available to the Contractor by approximately the same date established for receipt of criteria for scientific facilities. 2.3 PERMANENT BASE FACILITIES Permanent Base Facilities (construction) is listed in the over-all program under Budget Projects 3028 (FY 1953) and 4015 (FY 1954). This work is generally scheduled to provide the Contractor with a practical minimum of work during interim periods, That portion of the work remaining to be done during an operational phase is scheduled so as to take up slack periods oc- curring in the scientific construction program. At the commencement of Operation CASTLE, Project 3028 was about 79 percent complete. Comple- tion dates for the various items of Project 3028 are shown in Figure 14, At the cutoff date for CASTLE, Project 4015 was about 87 percent complete as indicated in Figure 15, A large percentage of this permanent construction was required due to increases in operational population at both Eniwetok and Parry Islands, Eniwetok Atoll. Figures 16 through 19 are plan views of Parry and Eniwetok Island camps. Additional barracks, mess hall additions, laundry additions, additional sewers, water facilities, electrical facilities, and communications facilities were included. Additional warehouses, shop facilities, and 53 mis- cellaneous permanent construction items were likewise required. The majority of this work was accomplished concurrently with the scientific con- struction program. Maximum use was made of prefabricated aluminum buildings for such structures as the barracks, mess halls, laundry, etc. This type of construction had a proven capability for withstanding the highly corrosive conditions and the high winds encountered at the PPG. 34