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expend MILCONfunds;
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financing unique procurement, joi
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transfers such as were necessary for fuel
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were utilized for pipelines and inventories of food and fuel. TheompSer
were billed based on issues and theissue slips were used to acc li:

ON to Service funds. A stanc
monthly cost transfer from MILC
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tem forall costs by all agencies was inc

reporting sys

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R of OPLAN 600-77 to provide the Project Manect
costs. The central

with an up-to-date status of overall proj
be highly effective in retait
accounting and reporting systems provedto
other Government agencies
true accountability when the Services, inv
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In the financial preplanning for the project, three areas bear ment
First, no consideration was given to costs accruing as a result of theeff
of a natural disaster, despite the fact that tropical storms and typhoons
common occurrences in the Enewetak area. Approximately 35!
thousand were absorbed in MILCON funds to remedy or ameliorate
effects of Typhoons Mary, Rita, and Alice and Tropical Storm Nad
Second, the idea of using a commercial scrap contractor to rem
noncontaminated materials seemed to be a beneficial and feasible op
in the planning stages. However, the addition of another contractor on
island, the contractor demands on equipment and support from
cleanup and base camp support elements, and the procedures
mechanisms for financial reimbursement by the contractor for out
support created numerous, serious, time-consuming problems. Fin
the availability of Navy opportunesealift produced savings of a magnit
that such arrangements should certainly be considered for any fu

operation of this type. The Navy’s flexibility in scheduling and enthusi:

support of supply and maintenance needsof the on-atoll forces dese
utmost credit. In both the Mobilization Phase and the Demobiliza
Phase, the use of Navy ships to deliver materials needed to establish
base camps to support the cleanup and to return equipment and mat

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