UNESED STATES ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, D.C 20545 January 13, 1976 tfeon Silverstrom, Chief Counsel, Nevada Cperations Office xa L. J. Deal, DOS . F. McCraw, DOS . F. Barr, BER ~ . F. Wolff, DMA DEVELOPMENTS IN ‘THE BIKINT LITICATION Enclosed for your information are copivs of (1) Answers to Interrogatories to Defendant Searmans (Second Phase), ard (2) Response to Requests for Admission of Genuimo.wses of Docurents, as filed this week. The Department of Justice is preparing the final response to the request for production of documents. I will circulate copies after it has been finalized, George Allen and Jonathan Weisgall, the present attorneys for plaintiffs, met with the Department of Justice attorreys last week. They made it clear that they verv much desire to settle this lawsuit and that their price is completion of the aerial survey of the entire Northern Narshail Islands. We may see refinements of this but it is clear that they are moving away from the notion of medical exerinations for the people, no longer want an environmental impact statement, and have wholly abandoned the attack upon the adequacy of the radiation standards. In view of this, Floyd Fiance emphasized to me the importance of obtaining OMB resolution of the question of fundinsz the survey at the earliest I shall discuss this subject further with those of you possible date. most directly conce. ned. Je Pl4 f /) yp i- fa, Vouy VW. Cunvingham, III Assistant General Counsel for Litigation and Legislation Enclosures: As stated REPOSITORY yO NO »oy < Cogn = PS Sea 1 O (ci4 may 2, ete ty Q YDS bagi COLLECTION BOX No. “Dok [PASO Dot 7L,WV ‘ LL LXS 4—— BIT = NSC CORRESPe — coven L&0CE LRPTS. GfPY J2f PS _ . oy ,a« -)