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Colonel J. L. Fishback
Commanding Officer
Kwajalein Missile Range
APO San Frencisco, California 95555
Dear Colenel Fishback!
BIKINI SURVEY SUPPORT
In connection with the progrem for the return of Marshallese
natives to Bikini Atoll, the Nevada Gperations Office is
committed to the conduct of a radiological survey of that
Atoll in Mey 1972. It is presently plamed that approrinetely
8 to 10 professional personnel vill be present on Bikini
Atoll for epproximately 8 deys commencing on or about May 3,
1972.
During my recent visit to Kwajalein and Bikini, a number of
support requirements vere discussed with your staff, with your
site contractor and with Trust Territery representatives.
I
understand thet most of these requirements can be act vith
resources available te you end without significant impact upon
your mission responsibilities. Our detailed requirements
will be formally stated in the famediate future. One matter,
hovever, which I understand requires ea policy detersination,is
the availebility from your marine assete of one LCV to be
fully dedicated to the survey miesion for the entire 5-dey
period plus transit time. If availeble, this vessel would be
used as the base of operations, providing living accommodations,
messing and essential intra-atoll transportation.
My visit to Bikini Atell made it abundantly clear that it would
not be prwient to depend upon the Truet Territery resources
for any essential support. I believe that it would be both
unwise and unfair to expect «@ productive expedition to result
from such dependence. As I discussed with you at the conclusion
of my visit lest week, I am confident that a survey which
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