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Te Airdome at Eniwetok must remain operational and provide for twice
weekly MATS flights.
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AEC contractor should assume the entire communications responsibility
In EPG.
9.
No further construction in EPG should be undertaken except for minor
mods on Eniwetok in consolidating the base camp facilities.
10.
Subject to recomputation, a total strength of 495 personnel (69 of which
would be DOD) will be adequate to conduct maintenance standy-by operations.
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An apportionment of operating costs between AEC and DOD which will
ref lect a transfer of functions and division of cost support activities
Is appropriate.
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In addition to the two proving grounds the status of Johnston Island was
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Woudcl have
considered and it was noted that control)nae passed from the Army to the
Air Force for the Nike Zeus program at the beginning of 1960.
Furthermore,
"the chief DASA has been requested to coordinate any DOD test requirements
with the services and any other interested government agencies.
In the event
it is necessary to conduct high altitude tests as proposed in WILLOW, Johnston
Istand would be the logical launching sight for any high altitude nuclear
tests."
The study group fooked at existing DOD and AEC agreements and considered only
three as presently effective:
the AEC/DOD agreement on costs and responsibility
for the pacific proving grounds, the amendment number | to that agreement,
and a paper containing the mission of JTF7.
As for specific changes to these
agreements they would be dependent upon which portions of this overall study
were approved and implemented in whatever detail.