Comptroller Division remained substantially unchanged. With the exception of certain minor revisions in the AEC~DOD agreement, the criteria governing fiscal support of overseas tests were retained substantially as used during IVY. There occurred, however, changes . in the mechanics of allocating certain Task Force funds which should be pointed out. In previous operations, the Task Force Headquarters had administered Research and Development (R&D) funds along with the extra-military funds needed to meet Task Force funding requirements. Inasmuch as DOD scientific participation in CASTLE was to be more extensive than in IVY, the entire matter of the AFSWP position in the JTF SEVEN organization came under consideration early in 1953. AFSWP traditionally has been the responsible agency for the preliminary budgeting for joint task forces. After much discussion, it was agreed that R&D funds would be allotted to using agencies by AFSWP rather than by the Task Force Headquarters. AFSWP, during the discussions, also proposed to administer the extra-military funds to be utilized by the Task Force, receiving such funds from the Department of the Army and then allotting to the Task Force. This plan proved incompatible with command relationships and with the respective missions of the parties concemed, however; and the extra-military funds originally scheduled for JTF SEVEN were withdrawn from AFSWP to be subsequently allocated to the Task Force by the Department of the Army in accordance with a concept arrived at in the DOD Comptroller's office after JTF SEVEN became a permanent organization, 36 .