UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20545 D. R. Swindle, 2 Assistant Director for Logistics, DC oa 2 ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS POSED BY G. WILTROUT, DMA, ON JULY 27, 1971 Guestion 1. By what virture or authority did AEC move into Enivetok at the time we (AEC) went into testing there? Ansver: On July 18, 1947, (£.0. 9785) the military government at Enivetok and Bikini was transferred to DOD for administration by the Navy. E.0. 9765 was revoked on June 29, 1951, and jurisdiction was transferred to the Department of Interior effective July 1, 1951, by E.Q. 10265. tly began the Bikini testing in 19%6 under authority tary govermnent then in charge. The Eniwetok testing apparen ely began under DOD jurisdiction (Navy Administration) in 1947 or 1948 Question 2. What were the conditions of transfer of Enivetok to whomever AzC's successor was? Answer: On July 1, 1955, the AEC and the DOD vere testing on Enivetok under a written permit from the Department of Interior to DOD HY (AEC and Interior agreed to execute no formal occupancy agree- ment). On Dacember 23, 1955, an Interagency land agreemen al oetween the Devartment of Interior and Navy gave AEC of =t t¢e B occuvancy rights bus did not specify AEC rights and dut a Trerefore, on June 30, 1S60, @ contract wes entered petiveen ANC and COD by which Hniwetok was transferred to the Navy. Under cerms of this agreenent, Navy accepted all property interests of ARC; the Navy was to dispose of its proverty loaned to AEC; ABC agreed to provide periodic Rad-sare surveys at Mavy's expense (the lavy may have contracted with the AEC prime con- tractor, Holmes and server, for this work). There is no mention or clean-un resvonsibility, but Navy's resconsiloility fer contanioation survey indicates its ressonsinility rar clean-uo grocer che ANC transter of Enivetok, “hescion 3. thet would be our resvonsibilityv toda; for assentialiy the sume probe: ve vot involved in at Bikini (clean-up)? ATTACHMENT 1