Apri 22, 1960 which requested May: ‘L athe. Department of Defense ‘ing ithe*EniwetokProving Ground and, if the prequirenent”‘for the Proving Ground, concur~ tiin a caretaker status,; : ns hat&the'Eniwetok Proving Ground should not be nus dearjtest facility... The Department of Defense sforithejarea, §..an addition to the Pacific our offer.to arrange for transfer t! rtment of Defense on 4a aL in the:‘near:future to make arrangeettective,On il July ‘Subject He~your, conourrence,. we. will expect the’‘Pacific ; gotiate’with:Holmes and:Narver for operation vIn: ordertogmeet Department of Defense needs eee anfinpact area for missiles, and to n7funds whichioan ‘made available to support the leithat personnel at Eniwetok Proving ulysitg: approximately 145 employees in- diity for. the Department of Defense, y be negotiated by the Pacific « _ ‘Sincerely yours, Precking The eee ibe 18, U.8.C,, ansmisste evelation y manner to an unauthor person ted by law, Enclosure I vote