482 RADIOLOGICAL CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK ATOLL JUNE 1979 JOINT SURVEY On 19-22 June 1979, 9 months before the project was due to end, representatives of various agencies conducted thefirst joint survey of equipment and supplies which would become available for redistribution as they became excess to Enewetak Cleanup Project requirements. Agencies represented included HQDNA, DARCOM, DPDR-PAC, the Department of Agriculture (USDA), WESTCOM, COMNAVSURFPAC. Kwajalein Missile Range, TTPI, the Government of the Marshall Islands (GMI), Field Command, and the JTG. The survey was conducted in conjunction with an inspection by depot technicians of 80 Army items scheduled for retrograde in September 1979. Based on their deteriorateq condition, 60 items, including dump trucks, tractors, and construction equipment, were identified for local disposal. Other items surveyeg included excess and salvage material from the Enewetak Consolidateq Supply Account; recreational club equipment at Lojwa Camp; ang commercial laundry and food service equipment which would become excess as the base camps were inactivated. Requirements for these items were submitted to the JTG J-4 by the participating agencies. It was discovered later that the nomenclatures on the requests weredifficult to identify with specific items being offered. This problem was solved on subsequent surveys by using JTG-preparedlistings to request excess. !6 Representatives of the GMI identified a considerable amount of excess construction material which was urgently required at Kwajalein Atoll and Majuro Atoll to repair essential public utilities. When the dri-Enewetak learned that actions were being taken to transfer property to otheratolls in the Marshall Islands, they were quite concerned. They did not understand the policy that U.S. Government excess must be used on US. Covernment-funded programssuch as those in the TTPI and believed that all excess should beleft for the dri-Enewetak to use or market. Transfer of excess to GMI was delayed for several months while TTPI representatives worked with the people’s attorneys to resolve the matter. Arrangements were made whereby the GMI furnished somesealift for the dri-Enewetak between Enewetak and Ujelang in exchange for dri-Enewetak agreement that some excess could be used on otheratolls. !7 To expedite screening and disposition of surplus and salvage items, the DPDR-PAC representative, Mr. George Fisher, developed simplified evaluation and reporting procedures. His personalefforts greatly facilitated prompt, effective redistribution and disposal of the Enewetak project excess. Simplified procedures also were approved by HQ DARCOM for disposition of U.S. Army excess through local Enewetak channels. !8 The USDA representative was briefed by MPRLofficials concerning biota found at Enewetak and by JTG officials on the inspection and ~~,