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REFERENCE CHAIRMAN MCCOME'S LETTER TO SECWEF APKIL 22, COPY TO YOU, CONCERNING EPG.
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QUOTED BELOW IS DOD REPLY DATED MAY 16.
"DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN:
I REFER TO YOUR LETTER OF APRIL 22, 1960, WiiCi REQUESTED
THAT YOU BE DMFORMED BY MAY 15 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTERESTIW
ACQUIRINGTHE-ENEWETOK-PROVINC CROWDAMD, IF THE DEPARTMENT HAS NO REQUIREMENT
FOR THE PROVING GROUMD, CONCURRENCE IN PLACING IT IN A CARETAKER STATUS.
PARA. I AGREE THAT THE EMIWETOK PROVING GROUND SHOULD ROT BE RETAINED AS A
NUCLEAR TEST FACILITY. THE DEPARTMET OF DEFENSE HAS A REQUIREMERT FOR THE
AREA AS AN ADDITION TO THE PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR OFFER TO
ARRANGE FOR TRANSFER OF THE FACILITY aD EQUIPMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
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