Procurement of construction equipment and maintenances. Field surveys suvoorting engineering design and construction layoute In addition, and as a result of conferences during the last week in June, it was anticipated that a directive will be received to activate Japtan Island for experimental purposes during Phase II. Phase I contemplated the approach of Phase II, with very limited force in the field due principally to the inability of the garrison to sustain an excess of 30 persons, to which extent the Project was supported by special agreement. Due to effective rehabilitation work by our initial forces in the field, both as to buildings and mechanical installations, it was found that on 1 June the civilian components of the project were able to become selfsustaining. By authority of AEC and the concurrence of the military establishment, program was then augmented as to manpower to provide more effective accomplishment in the initial period of Phase II, GENERAL CONCEPTS: The general concepts outlined in Section V of the Reconnaissance Report remain a valid guide to operational volicy, with the following comments on portions thereof: a. The sub-contract concept now appears to be a minimum necessity except for tower erection. b. Extensive experimentations in the field have developed technics of adequately handling contaminated areas. This, together with a substantial decay of the intensity of radio-activity during Phase I has resulted in an effective orocedure which has been demonstrated and approved by laboratory representatives. co Personnel forecasts on which estimates were based are still substantially valid, with the exception that the peak personnel wiil 35