14, Atoll. Shortly after this we started getting consultants together and we requested funding for the program here. Now you probably heard last night the biggest problem against coming out to the Pacific at that time was me, I was looking for other sites and a much cheaper program. Dennis Olsen I just want to get some idea as to the chrolonogically of what happened. When did you finally decide to use . Eniwetok as the site in your PACE program. Lt. Col. Circeo I think it was around the beginning of 1970 when we were finally convinced that we would have to come back here. Dennis Olsen Did you inform the Trust Territory at that time that you Lt. Col. Circeo No, we had discussions with the Air Force. The Air Force is contracting the thing so they went through the paperwork. We are just one of the monitoring agencies. Dennis Olsen Are you aware of when the Trust Territory was first informed about it? Lt. Col. Circeo No. Peter T. The PACE Program was discussed only when were talking Coleman intended to use Fniwetok? about the return. We were informed then of the remaining programs here and the definite date for the return was set, that is when the PACE Program was discussed, Dennis Olsen Jon Anderson You have no knowledge of the PACE program before April 1972? In other words, prior to the time that the program was set for the return of Eniwetok, it was not considered on the.part of the Defense Department necessary or even desirable to consult with the Trust Territory Government with regard to any uses that Eniwetok might be put too. Lt. Col. Circeo I guess that qualified yes to your question. I'll have to dissect it. Dennis Olsen When was the Environmental Impact Statement filed Lt. Col. Circeo Well that is two separate questions. We had giver the Environmental Impact Statement, actually it was not finished till March, sometime in March or April, we gave copies to the Trust Territory Government. It was actually filed with the Counsel of Environmental and made availab - to the Trust Territory? Quality on the 18 of April back in Washington. -25- 3002560