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Public Affairs Guidance Regarding Bikini Atoll (vu)

be closely limited and austere,

and capability to protect them against

misccllancous incidental hazards will be equally limited,

The nature of

the project is such that no classified subjects are expected to be
exposed to undesired view.
DASA contemplates establishing field outlets

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by DASA information specialists, and made available as appropriate for
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Director, DASA, accordingly recommends that OASD (PA):
a.

Establish additional public affairs guidance for the Bikini

cleanup task by:

(1) Announcing the start of DOD participation (draft proposal
provided as Enclosure 2), and appropriate subsequent significant developments and policy-level modifications in the participation,
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(2)

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Authorize Director, DASA:
To conduct a public affairs program consistent with his

other responsibilities for the Bikini cleanup, to be guided by, and
limited to the substantive framework of*°information released in, the

Department of the Interior release (reference 1.d,}) and any subsequent
releases by that Department, AEC releases if occurring, and the DOD
releases and additional guidance indicated in subparagraph a, above.

The program will not address itself to the national capability to resume
unlinited nuclear testing or to the details of funding for the Bikini
cleanup task, both of which will be treated as separate subjects within

the competence of QASD (PA). The program will include still and motion
picture, news feature and hometown news story releases, All phases of
the program will be conveyed, in advance when feasible, to CINCPAC PAO,

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DASA PIO in Washington; Information Office at

Headquarters JTF-8, Sandia Base, N. M,; Information Officer on staff of
Commander JTG-&.8 (Bikini cleanup task group), but normally stationed in
Hawaii (collocated with JTG-8.5); and a service journalist and a photographer on Bikini for documentation,
Subject to operational requirements,
Bikini communications facilities will be available for press traffic.
Photographic still and mopix products will be flown out weekly, monitored

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