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Office Memorandum + onitED sTATES GOVERNMENT
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Brig. General Alfred D. Starbird, USA
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Director ofre Application, AEC, Washington, D. C.
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SUBJECT:
OFF ATOLL SITcS - ENIWETOK PROVING GROUND
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Operations Office, AEC, Albuquerque
Mr. W. P. Risso, of your office, has requested some background
and detailed information concerning site improvement, operation,
and costs of the environ sites of EPG developed for REDWING.
The first requirement for additional weather stations was
launched with a reconnaissance survey in June of 1955. JTF-SEVEN
funded the construction (accomplished by AEC-Holmes & Narver, Ine. )
Air Weather Service operated the four sites. Holmes & Narver
performed recurring maintenance and assisted in rollup at the
end of the operation.
Force).
Resupply was performed by TG 7.4 ( Air
Food was provided by TG 7.2 (Army).
The stations were
located at Tarawa, Kzpingamarengi, Kusaie, and Rongerik.
At
Kusaie and Rongerik, the AWS-operated mess supported scientific
and JTF-SiVEN Fallout Prediction Unit elements.
Scientific stations and elements were located on Kusaie, Rongerik,
Wotho, and Ujeland.
JTF-SEVEN established Fallout Prediction
Units ” (FOPU) on Kusale, Rongerik, Wotho, and Utirik.
Funding for
construction was negotiated between the participating elements on
a percentage-of-interest basis. The pro-rata being established
by percentages reflected in the original estimates for construction.
Operation of supporting camps was by H&N with reimbursement comparable to the EPG standard charge of $1.50 per day with overruns
being absorbed in the general operation and maintenance accounts.
Concurrence with the general plans for construction, operation,
and costing was worked out at the operating levels of ALOO and
CJTF-SEVEN, and it is believed DMA was kept informed of progress
in these negotiations.
Under the ALO broad interpretation of subparagraph (e) from DdA's
CMe
nebpanee FY 1959 Detailed Program Assumptions ~ Weapons
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AUTHORITY: DOE/SA-20
BY eN SCHMIDT, DATE:
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