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PROVING GROUXD IS AS FOLLOWS: PART OF T1_rEUtiITED tJP.TIOtJSTRUST TERRITORIES ADMINISTERED BY THE TEST-f__)iGACTIVITIES AKC CURREtITLY HAS THE RIGKT TO USE EPG ?URSU::tfY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AtiD THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, Aii'D
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GE 2 CA1 ADMU 5554 UNCLAS EPG ; AND WHEREAS, AEC HAS DETERMINED THAT SUCH PROPERTY AND PRCPERTY INTERmr"i WILL BE EXCESS TO ITS NEEDS AS OF JULY 1, 1960; AND W’HZREAS ; DOD HAS INDICATED THAT IT HAS A NEED FOR SUCH PROPERTY AND PROPERTY INTERESTS. . mow , THEREFORE, THE PARTIES MUTUALLY AGREE As FOLLOWS: 1. A. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1965, AND SU3JECT ONLY TO PARAGRAPH 2 HEREOF , AEC HEREBY TRA2SFERS TO NAVY, WITHOUT REIM3URSEcNT, AND NAVY HEREBY ACCEPTS ALL PROPERTY INTERESTS, OF AEC IN EPG AND ALL PROPERTY OF AEC WHICH WILL BE LOCATED AT THE EPG ON JULY I, 1362. B, AEC HERESY RETURNS TO NAVY, AND NAVY ACCEPTS, IN THEXR CURRENT 'CONDITION, CME AFDL NO. 27, AND ONE LSM NO. 444, 3OTH OF WHICH ARE .CURREdILY ON LOAN TO A!?:CFROM NAVY, ANI,ARE PRESENTLY LOCATED IN NAVY STORAGE FACILITIES AT PEARL HAR3OR. AEC WILL PROVIDE FUNDS FOR ,PLACIt!GTHESE CRAFT IN AN l ' OUT OF COMPIISSION IN RESERVE STATUS" @D/OR 0' OUT OF SERVICE IN RESERVE STATUS*' IF SO REQUIRED BY THE NAVY, OR RESTCRE THE CRAFT IN ACCORDAACL.’ = WITH THE EXISTING 1 JULY 1955 c. NAVY ASSUMES RESPONISBILITY TO NEGOTIATE FOR THE ACQUISITION, OR RETURN OR, It\'THE EVEblTSUCH ACQUISITION OR RETURN IS NOT REQUIRED TO NEGOTIATE FOR APPROPRIATE DISPOSAL OF ALL PROPERTY ON LOAN TO AEC At!DLOCATED AT EPG ON JULY 1, 1965,
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2. AEC HAS A NEED, WHICH DOD RECOGNIZES, FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY “i: __?; .RRESENTLY STORED AT THE EPG. SUCH PROPERTY IS NOT TRANSFERRED TO :, ; NAVY, BUT Is SPECIFICALLY RESERVED TO AEC. ALBUQUEROUE OPERATIONS -k,? OFFICE, AEC WILL IDENTIFY SUCH PROPERTY IN A SUITABLE MANNER AND . .-_ lS0 NOTIFY PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE (PMRl PRIOR TO OCTOBER 1, 1960. i-‘-.; WI?-! RESPECT TO THAT PROPERTY SO RESERVED BY AEC NAVY AGRiES THAT IT WILL CAUSE SUCH PROPERTY TO BE RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES FOR ' AEC. AEC AGREES THAT IT WILL UNDERWRITE ALL EXPENSES AT EPG AND CO?WS IN CONNECTION WITH PREPARING THESE ITEMS FOR SHIPMENT AND LOADING AND UNLOADING COSTS. ALL SHIPPING COSTS BETWEEN EPG AND COWS TIDEWATER INCURRED BET'2EEN JULY i, 1950 AF!DJUNE 30, 1961, AKY SUCH SHIPPI:JGCOSTS FOR THIS PURPOSE INCURRED SUBSEQUENT TO JU::E 30, 1961, WILL BE EORNE BY THE AEC. IT IS ALSO RECOGNIZED THAT T?!ERE MAY BE A FEW ITEMS OF PROPERTY EITHER INSTALLED OR IN STORAGE AT EPG WHICH ?AY BE REQUIRED BY EITHER AEC OR PMR RESPECTIVELY. IN SUCH CASE, ALLOCATION OF SUCH PROPERTY WILL BE RESOLVED BY AL00 AND PMR TO THEIR MUTUAL SATISFACTION. 3. NAVY 'i/ILLALLGV AEC TO CO?iiINUEUSING THE MARINE BIOLOGY . LABGRATORY NOW LOCATED ON PARRY ISLAND AND TO CONTINUE SiAGING L
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'FROM EPG PERIODIC MEDICAL-ECOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF FALLOUT OFJ RONGELAP ATOLL. NAVY WILL PROVIDE LOGISTIC SUPPORT, i ON A REIMSURSABLE BASIS TO THOSE AEC AND AEC CONTRACTOR REPRESENTA- 1 TIVES MAxIi% SUCH USE OF THE LABORTORY AND STAGING SUCH STUDIES. I 4. AEC AGREES TO PROVIDE A PERIODIC RADIOLOGICAL SURVEY CF EPG AND TO ADVISE THE NAVY OF RADSAFE'PROBLEMS IN THESE AREAS SO AS TO PROTECT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. COSTS FOR SURVEYS SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED BY DOD WILL BE BORNE BY DOD. 5. PENDING A DETERMINATION BY AEC AS TO THE CO?JiINUANCEOF THE 'OPERATTXG CONTRACTOR FOR EPG) AEC AND NAVY WILL, EFFECTIVE JULY I, OF SUCH DIVISION. THE COMMANDER, PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FOR NAVY AND THE MANAGER, ALBUQUERQUE OPERATIONS OFFICE FOR AEC 'SrlLL IM:~:EDIATELYUNDERTAKE TO NEGOTIATE A MUTUALLY SATISFACTRORY f"CTHOD OF APPORTIONIIJG AND PAYIXG SUCH COSTS. THE RESPECTIVE AEC AND E:AVY PRIME CONTRACTS WITH HOLMES Af\lD NARVER WILL APPROPRIATELY REFLECT THE YETHOD OF ALLOCATION OR APPORTIONME?!TOF SAID COSTS AS l2ETWEEN THE NAVY A?JD AEC. THE FI!JALALLOCATIOfJ AND SETTLEMENT OF SAID COSTS AS SETwEEN NAVY AND AEC SHALL BE OM THE BASIS OF
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6. ANY HOWESAND NARVER COMMITt?EWS, PROCEDURES OR ACTIVITIES UNCER CONTRACTS ‘IIITH AEC DESIGNED TO INSuRE AN Ub!INTERRUPTED FLOW -OF SUPPLIES AtID MATERIAL TO THE EPG ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1960, vILL NOT BE TERMINATED BY AEC UNTIL SUCH TIME AS NAVY CO@LETES SEPARATE ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR AND THE COMIANDER, PPlR SO ADVISES. THE MANAGER, ALBUQUERQUE OPERATIONS OFFICE AND HOLMES AND NARVER. IN b!RIiI;!G OR UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 1560, WHICHEVER IS EARLIER OR UNTIL SUCH LATER TIM AS THE COMtiANDER, PKR AND MANAGER, ALBUQUERguE OPERATINS OFFICE F;AY AGREE. NAVY WILL REIf’3IJRSE AEC FOR Af?Y COSTS AEC INCURS PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH.. ‘7. DOD AGREES THAT THE EPG WILL COIJTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE TO AEc EPG, PROVIDED SUCH ACTIVITY WILL BE ACCOWLISHED vITHOUT COST TO THE DOD AND WITHOUT UNDUE INTERFERENCE WITH THE ESSENTIAL ACTI.VITIES OF THE DOD AT EPG. , 8. THE FOLLOWIiVG AGREEMENTS ARE HEREBY SUSPENDED AND SUPERSEDED A.. THE 29 OCTOBER 1953 AtiD 1 JULY 1953 AGREEMENTS BETWEEN AX AND DOD ON RESPOfiSIBILITIES AND FISCAL ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
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B. AMENDXENT NO. 1 TO THE ; JULY 1955 AGREEMENT .CITED ABOVE. C..SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT ON INTERIM OPERATION OF THE ENIWETOK PROVING GROUND DATED 25-27 AUGUST 1959. HERTFORD-ANDERSON MEXORANDUN OF UNDERSTANDING DATED THE 1 JULY 1955 AGREEMENT CITED ABOVE. AGREEMENT BETWEEN AEC AND CJTF-7 ON STEVEDORING OPERATIONS THE EPG DATED 15 JULY 1958. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE USAEC, ALBUQUERQUE; N-M., A!!D THE PACIFICMISSLE RANGE, POINT MUGU, CALIFORNIA, SIGNED BY 9. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AS OF 12:00 MIDNIGHT SIGNED JUNE 30, 3960 BY A.R. LUEDECKE, U.S. ATOMIC ENERGYCOMMISSION, AND F. A. BANTZ, UNDER SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. .
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eqxnses azd no public presswes which v%iLd CO=1@. it to do so. fron recent sitrrztions such as Weldm Spring reffir.?te pi_ts ak!_ Lake Ontario Or&znce Vorks that AEC would bz res_mnsi3le for tractuzl transfer of this r~sponsibilitg to a licerxsee or otlzer