II 121 while assigned to the Task Forces (4) costs of materials or services required from activities operated under working capital funds; and (5) costs of equipment not normally stocked or is not standard to any of the military services, The Deputy Chief of Staff for Comptroller, Air Force Special Weapons Center, was responsible for providing all necessary Comptroller services for Task Group 7.4. To assist him in this mission, the Center Assistant Comptroller acted as Rear Comptroller of Task Group 7.4. The 4950th Test Group Budget Officer had the responsibility for budget and financial plan preparation and acted as advisor to the Task Group 7.4 Director of Personnel and Administration on Comptroller matters and as the liaison mediim between the group and Center. The Budget Officer after moving to the for- ward area becama known as the Forward Area Comptroller. Among the other duties of the Forward Area Comptroller were the administering of the program for pying indigenous laborers at Kapingamarangi, Tarawa, and Kusaie, and for paying aircraft guard fees at Kauru (see "Establishment of Weather Islands," this chapter). (For a detailed accounting of the specific duties of the Forward Area Comptroller, see the Comptroller portion of the Commander's Final Report.) G. PROJECT 58 NEVADA TEST SITE In November 1957, during the planning phase of Operation HARDTACK, a AFWL/ HQ