‘notify’ you’ ofwy intention to ‘terminate that portion of the current, Holmes and Narver Contract No. AT(29-2)-20, covering | April 22,* Toe" chetrman MeCone advised the Secretary of Defense of AEC's intention to place the EPG in a carataker status and. asked whether the DOD would be interested in obtaining the:facility and equipment for its use, with inter, agency,transfer to be made on a non-reimbursable basis, On May 16; the Secretary of Defense replied that DOD has a . < vequivement. for the area as an addition to ite Pacific Missile ! Range and that ALO would be contacted in the near future to make arrangements for the transfer “which we hope can be effective on July 1, 1960."3 uo In .an ‘effort: to’ effect the transfer as quickly as possible, preliminary meetings were held on May 23 and 24, at Albuquerque and Los Angeles, with representatives from ARC and Holmes and Narver in attendance.: Another meeting is scheduled for May 25, 1960 at. the Pacific Missile Range Headquarters, Point Mugu, j with participation by. AEG, Holmes, and Narver and 6

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