REPOSITORY COLLECTION soxne. Doe L PASO AQSSOY E APe 2, SORVEY "EXDAY 2” kit FOLDER -2S ru D E THtu For 7, 19-72 “ct A 4972 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 BEST COPY AVAILABLE