Hes,og! SETS a. et rae tenn ete ae smn, ‘DOE ARCHIVES? an 3S we 'n ' - 3 oe : 4 f CRY Ly [¢e é me (Oo ry G an? ip f wi P7ELR TA wane | iras RE A Ra hia Ae! pl: 1 Reet core aadluard J, Bauser Exgcout tive Director ee Joint Comnittee on Atomic Energy Connre ss of the United States Loar Mr. Eauser R 408341 * The Atomic Energy Commission plans to cooperate with the Departments of the Interior and Defense on the cleanup of the Bikini Atoll. This is in compliance with the President's instructions of August 12, 1968, that the three acencies, Interior, Defense, and AIC, cooperate in effecting the return of the bikini people to their home atoll. A copy of Interior's bikini Resettlement Program is enclosed for your information. The Department of the Interior has formally requested the S20 and the BOD to jointly undertake the cleanup effort cmbodied in the Bikini program. ffort includes the removal of testerelated structures and debris This which are contaminated or unsafe and the clearing of vegetative over£TOwe The AEC end the DOD have agreed to contribute $366,000 each to permit eo of the cleanup project in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1959. The Interior's fiscal year 1970 budcet request of $1,709,000 for bikini incluces funds to complete the cleanup job and to make a start replanting and facilities construction projects. on tne coconut he AEC will be responsible for the radiolosical health and safety Cea4 a aS ects of the program. DOD has informally expressed a desire to nanace Che cleanup efforts utilizing the existing Joint Task Force Eight organization relationships with the AZC including H&N contractor support. The AEC has no objections with this arrangement providing the total AEC costs do not exceed $300,000. Please let me know if you need any additional information on this matter. soaécc: Addressee w/encl 2ce; Chairman cc: Comm Ramey cc: Comm Tape cc: Comm Johnson 68 Comm Costagliola ce: _Secretariat 2cc: OCR ec; (a 28nd) DGM CM Enclosure: ELikini Resettlement Progran 1/30/69 Giller ‘ iiajor General, USAF Assistant General Manacer EAGM ‘AAGomes/jwg Edward bE. Edward B. Giller cc: cc: MA:Tests % Sincerely, AGMMA for Military Application 5ec: Std DMA OCR EBGiller l/ /69 1/ /69 ROTE: For enctosure see AEC 604/117. BEST COPY AVAILABLE