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CJTF-7 COMMENTS ON DRAFT ENIWETOK PROVING GROUND TRANSFER AGREE-

ENIWETOK PROVING GROUNDS ZWHEREAS THE ENIWETOK PROVING CROUND
SHEREINAFTER CALLED "EPG"% COMPRISES THE ENIWETOK AND BIKINI ATOLLS
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OF THE UNITED NATIONS TRUST TERRITORIES ADMINISTERED BY THE UNITED

"A STATESS A WEATHER/RADSAFE SITE ON THE ISLAND OF BETIO ATARAWA ATOLLE
WHICH IS A PART OF THE GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS COLONY OF THE
UNITED KINGDOMS AND A WEATHER/RADSAFE SITE ON THE ISLAND OF
NAURU WHICH IS PART OF THE UNITED NATIONS TRUST TERRITORIES: ADMINISTERED
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B. SUGGEST PARAS 1B AND C BE DELETED. COMPACMISRAN HAS NO REQUIRENb, NENT FOR THESE AUXILIARY CRAFT. CJTF-7 AND AEC ENIVETOK ARE IN PROCESS
“OF ARRANGING TO RETURN THESE TO THE OWNER,S CUSTODY UNDER THE TERMS OF
THE EXISTING AGREEMENT.
C. IN REFERENCE TO THE LAST SENTENCE OF PARA 2& BELIEVE THAT THE
AEC WOULD WANT TO INSERT A SEPARATE PARA READING IN SUBSTANCE AS FOLLOWS
\ “AEC RELIEVES DOD AND NAVY OF ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY
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