USAEC, ALOO, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
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WILL PROVIDE FOR THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSFER OF THE EPG, ITS
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.
WE WOULD INTEND TO INCLUDE IN THE AGREEMENT
RECOGHITION IN PRINCIPLE THAT THE ARC COULD USE THE EPG FOR ANY
ACTIVITY WHICH IT MIGHT LATER NEED TO CONDUCT THERE IF IT IS ACCOMPLISHED
WITHOUT COST TO THE DOD, AND WITHOUT INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR ESSENTIAL
ACTIVITIES THERE."
PART TWO
DEPARTMENTS OF STATE AND INTERIOR WERE INFORMED OF OUR PLANS FOR
TRANSFER OF EPG BY LETTERS FROM CHAIRMAN MC CONE DATED JUNE 8, 1960.
CONSIDERATION IS OW BEING crv20An APPROPRIATE PRESS RELEASE.
PART THREE
YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS DESCRIBED IN REFERENCE
TWK TO ACCOMPLISH TRANSFER OF EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AT EPG TO THE
PACIFIC MISSILE RANGER BY JULY 1, 1960.
DMA IS CONTINUING TO NEGOTIATE
WITH DOD A BILATERAL AGREEMENT FOR THE TRANSFER OF EPG AND WILL KEEP
YOU INFORMED AS TO ITS PROGRESS.
PARA
IT 18 REQUESTED THAT YOU TAKE HO ACTION TO TERMINATE OFF_ATOLL
LEASES UNTIL DOD DECIDES WHETHER DOD DESIRES TO TAKE THEM OVER.
(JT¥-7 IS NOW RESOLVING THAT QUESTION.)
PARA PMR DOES NOT DESIRE TO TAKE OVER THE AFDL, ALOTO, OR THE TWO
ARMY TUGS.
FROM-PESEDNCINE
WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR JOINT INSPECTION, AND INDICATED REPAIRS
creeTHESE CRATE (AT ARC EXPENEE) THOUGH A MAY ACRE Yo OUR PATING
mc AEA DATETT
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Form AEC-318 (Rev. 9-63)
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