pbk mata preety aes din ieccshihettspatets n'acit ' A an tiete“Sasa PIO SUBJECT: 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 fen ta aa: RE se ee te a ON ke ed te i ane Tine Heckefo tk’ Silat al de a te Eh et, approximately as follows: by DASA information specialists, and made available as appropriate for release, S. 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, | (2) b. 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, 3/08" 722¢- tek + pMinaicem Anasin watt tah Lahti + Providing Q's and A's (draft proposal provided as Enclosure 3), to be augmented later as necessary, for further guidance in addition to that otherwise defined, , ue (1) le os svherltes o Al ater llaosties aplomb agate ee bed 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 yee ae e er eee rye Rr fo 20 6 ET neee ee eeee eee