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TO BRIGEN A D STARBIRD DIR DMA USAEC WASHD MAY 24 AND 25 ON TRANSFER OF EPG TO DOD CLN . THE KEY REPRESENTATIVESOF-OTHER AGENdIES IN ATTENDANCEWERE GIVEN STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN ChNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSFER OF EPG WE UNDERSTANDTHAT PMR HAVE A DEFNITE DE.4DLINETO REACH CMM AND WE HOPE TO SIMPLIFY OUR REQUIREMENTSTO'MEET YOURS AND EXPEDITE THE MATTER TO A SUCCESSFULCONCLUSIONPD OUR INSTRUCiIONSFROM WASHINGTON HAVE BEEN FAIRLY BRIEF AND TO THE POINT TO DATE PD . WE ARE PREPARED TO MAKE THE TRANSFER EFFECTIVEON JULY 1 CMM 1960. ii.PM8 HAVE OUR COMPLETE CONCURRENCETO NEGOTIATE WITH HOLMES AND . ' END OF PAGE ONE OF FOR OPERATION OF THE EPG FACILITY PD
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A. WE ARE VERY ANXIOUS [FORPMR TO IDENTIFY TO AEC THE SCOPE OF WORK.> THEY ENVISION FOR HOLMES AN13NARVER IN ORDER THAT WE CAN PROPERLY DELETE OUR REQUIREMENTSON THEM-AT EPG AND DO EVERYTHINGPOSSIBLE ~4. WE ARE PREPARED TO.TRANSFER ALL PERSONAL AND REAL PROPERTY AT ERG TO YOU ON A NON-REIMBURSABLEBASIS PD WE ARE SCANNING PROPERTY AVAILABLEFROM EPG STOCKS Now IN ORDER ~0 DETERMINE IF THEY COULD BE ECONOMICALLYTRANSFERREDAND USED BY AEC ON THE CONTINENTPD YOU MAY BE SURE WE WILL NOT PLAN TO TAKE ANY ITEMS ESSENTIAL TO THE THE OPERATIONOF EPC AS WE NOW UNDERSTANDTHE DOD RQMTS PD PARA IT IS MY UNDERSTANDINGTHAT YOUR PRIMARY INTEREST IS IN THE ENIWETOK AND BIKINI ATOLLS PD DUE TO OUR EXTENSIVEOPERATIONSIN THE PACIFIC IN PAST YEARS CMM WE HAVE SOME AGREEMENTSWITH THE TRUST TERRITORIES FOR WEATHER STATIONSAND RADIOLOGICALSAFETY STATIONS AT OFF-SITE CATIONS PD ASSUMING THAT YOU WILL NOT BE INTERESTEDIN THEiiE "LOCATIONS CMM WE HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO CANCEL LEASES MADE TO,SATISFY OUR PARTICULARREQUIREMENTSAS OF JUNE 30 PD PARA IT WILL NO DOUBT BE NECESSARY FOR DO-DAND AEC TO FORMALIZE AN AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE USE OF HOLMES AND NARVER CMM WHO WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AEC IN OTHER AREAS OF ENDEAVOR PD WE ARE 'END OF PAGE TWO OF FIVE
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PREPARE TO COOPERATE WITH PMR FULLY IN THIS RESPECT AND ANTICIPATE NO TROIBLEIN REACHING AN EQUITABLE UNDERSTANDINGPD CONSIDZZEDDESIRABLETO ACCOMPLISHTRANSFER OF EPG TO THE DOD CLN 1 NEGOTIATION4g INTERE-ETEDDOD AGENCIES AS TO REQUIREMENTSON TERMINATIONOF EPC PORTIONS OF AEC HOLMES AND NARVER CONTRACT NO @;I\ 20 AND PROBABLE C.ONTINUATIONOF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTSFOR ACTIVITIES ti HOLMES AND NARVER UNDER A NEW DOD /PMR/ - HOLMES AND NARVER 4. AEC /ALO/ ADVICE TO HOLMES AND NARVER OF OUR UNDERSTANDINGOF DOD /PMR/"s DESIRED STATUS OF HOLMES AND NARVER ACTIVkES AT EPG AND NARVER PROPOSAL OF WHAT PHYSICAL MODIFICATIONSCAN BE ACCOMPLISHED SHOULD FURNISH THIS INFORMATIONTO DOD CONCURRENTLYWITH ADVISING UAY NEGOTIATI 0 REACH'AGRE&NT ON JULY 1 CMM 1960 CMM ACTIVIYIES AT EPG PD 6. k EC OFFICIAL DIRECTION~0 HOLMES AND NARVER ~0 ACCOMPLISH ITEM
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8. NEGOTIATIONBETWEEN DOD AND AEC OF TEMPORARYAGREEMENT AS TO THE FOLLOWINGAEC ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED WITH PROPOSED ACTION DATED 1. PROVIDE PMR CMM CODE OD CMM WITH LIST OF EQUIPMENTTO BE REMOVED FROM EPG - ACTION DATE CLN JUNE 15. ( TO BE RETAINED AT ENIwET~K BY >AECFOR,WHICHNORMAL SUPPORT SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED - ACTION DATE CLN JUNE 15. SHiPMENT OF EQUIPMENT TO BE TRANSFERREDFROM EPG TRANSFERREDFROM AEC TO PMR INITIATEAEC-DOD BILATERAL AGREEMENT TO
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THE CONFERENCEWAS WELL-ATTENDEDAND PROCEEDED ON A WORKMAN-LIKE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE CMM SATISFACTORYPRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS AND NARVER WERE UNDERRAY ON MAY 23 CMM AND I AM TOLD THAT NEGOTIATIONS WERE SATISFACTORYTO BOTH PARTIES PD READINESS WAS INDICATEDON THE-PARTOF THE INSTRUMENTATIONCONTRACTORCMM WHICH WILL BE EDGERTON INDICATIONSARE THAT THE TAKE-OVER CAN ACTUALLY BE ACCOMPLISHED EFFECTIVEJULY 1 CMM 1960 PD AS PMR WILL HAVE DIRECT CONTRACTS WITH HOLMES AND NARVER AND EG AND G CMM THERE WILL BE NO AEC REPRESENTATIONIN THE FORWARD AREAS AT OPERATION TIME PD THERE WILL ON ACCOMPLISHMENTSMADE DURING JUNE PD DMA WILL BE KEPT ADVISED OF PROGRESS OR PROBLEMS BY TELETYPE