ye :wy f S.ANDARD FORM NO. 64 , ' ( ‘> i ¢ “ee, | :O 7, Bs, - seg tty Me TT OU ACT BS oo 7 oy Office Memorandum + onirep STATES GOVERNMENT TO : ' i { Brig. General Alfred D. Starbird, USA ary Application, AEC, Washington “FEB 1 0 1960 ' FROM perations, AEC, Albuquerque | DOD EXCESS PROPERTY - ENIWETOK PROVING GROUND SYMBOL: TE:RCE-460 er ee ee ap SUBJECT: i te Reference: CJIF SEVEN letter to the Honorable Herbert B. loper, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Atomic Energy), Subject: "Future Status and Utilization¢of Eniwetok FeTer eT ee Proving Ground”, dated 18 December3959-” ee Reference statement regarding DOD’excesses contained in paragraph 3 of referenced letter. To negate misunderstanding concerning status of these excesses, it is believed necessary to clarify the present stock and supply situation at EPG 1. ; While DOD accomplished a “considerable excessing program prior to transfer to AEC, there still remains consideruble inventory and surplusing work to be done by the AEC contractor on DOD material and supplies. “Acceptance. of ‘the material and supplies was agreeable to this ‘office for reasons that such action did result inan over- all savings to the Government. =ae cbr 0 > Mabey 2. Some items of equipment ja a highte eategory, which were in a conditiom,iindicating”survey action, were accepted by the AEC representative.in the transfer of property te.‘eliminate aeof military phase-out. Survey action,will be ‘tal : . items as the inventory‘progresses and ana. SEVEN will be requested to recomend disposal”‘action. Survey action by the military wouldhave‘required team of specialists be assigned to"FPG:‘and would have seriously delayed the orderly transfer of peeaeg U Ls a J Q ? . YY RESEARCH & APPL 7 ex : en functions. wot Jetaink3: " CODED CARDED INDEXED FILED .

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