certain designated AEC contractors, work, for use solely on Government is covered by a special Memorandum of Understanding daved September 15, 1953, between the Atomic Energy Commission and the Department of the Navy (Bureau of Yards and Docks and Bureau of Supplies and Accounts). This Memorandum of Understanding provides for direct billing by the Navy to the designated contractors and payment by the contractors to the Navy issuing activities. How- ever, by special agreement, procurement by SFO or Holmes & Narver, Inc., from Naval sources at Pearl Harbor, T. H., is funded on a working fund advance basis. Billings to AEC from DOD agencies for advance of funds will normally be addressed to Atomic Energy Commission, Santa Fe Operations Office, P. O. Box 5400, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Billings by AEC for advance of funds from DOD will normally be addressed to Head- querters, Field Command, Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, Sandia Base, P. 0. Box 5100, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 4, Cost Accounting and Reporting - Normal AEC cost accounting for full scale test activities, including operation and maintenance of the Proving Ground, and test construction, is on a fiscal year basis as an integral part of a continuing full scele test program for which accounting policies and procedures are set forth in the AEC Accounting Manual and various G. M. and S. F. Bulletins. (1) In addition to the regular AEC accounting, special test cost accounting and reporting requirements are established by the Joint Task Force Commander for each overseas test operation. The Director, Finance Division, SFO, is responsible for inplementation and correlation of existing AEC and contractor accounting procedures and systems and for such accounting li- alison with other Federal Agencies and the Joint Task Force as is necessary to meet the special test cost reporting re- quirements established for each test operation. Instructions for reporting costs for Joint Task Force SEVEN operation are contained in a memorandum dated June 26, 1953, Ref. symbol FC- 49, signed by George P. Kraker, Deputy Manager, SFO. (2) The basic cost accounting and reporting requirements established by the Commander, Joint Task Force SEVEN for Castle are that provisions be made by each military department, AEC and each Task Group for reporting monthly the cumulative costs of the operation by test program, project and sub-project witr & segregation between operating costs and the costs of fixed assets assigned to the operation. 5. Plant and Equipment &. Records of all AEC owned permanent plant at Eniwetok Proving Ground will be maintained by the AEC construction and operating contractcr, who also will maintain detail records of all AEC owned equipment in his custody. 0-3 . Tradeee I soedacbnnT Yom aguallomemmacy INEOES Le -

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