COMPTMLUICt GENERAL OF TK UNITED STATES
WASHIMETOM, DC, iahit

B-1655+6

To

the

Presicent of

the Senate and

the

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The Enewetak Atoil project represents a unique attempt
ov the United States to clean up an area racicactively contaminated during

rmuclear tests

and resettie

the pecple.

Enewerak Atoll, located in the Marsnall Islands,
of che Trusc Territory of the Pacitic Islanecs.

is scart

This repcst ciscusses the roles of the Federal asencies
involved and icenctittes issues which shculd se resolvec before tne United States can consicer the sroject finished.
This

is a restricted

report with limited Gistricucticn

al tNis time since necoriations setween the Unitec States
anc tne Marsnall isiancs political Status Commissicn ccncerning the encing crt the trusteeship acreement are currentiy in freeress.
It is therefore selievec that reiease

Cl
O@

tnis recort while necotiations are in procress would net
in the cSest interest
cf
ent.

Or

we @re
Derense,

sending cotie
tne Int2rior.-

to
te

the cecretaries
:

Zomperciliar General
ef che Unitec Stare

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