NEWNETTUZYUN RUNHEIL. 0315 OF321039USlu~-RHUNEAA ZNR UUUUU R 2421927 MAR 70 FM WILLIAM A BONNET DIR PASO HONOHI soso TO RHWNEAA/FRAWK CLUFF USAEC NVOO LAS VEGAS NV INFO RHWNEAA/WILLIAM D SMITH UR ASST MGR E&L USAEC NVOO LAS VEGAS NV . MAR 24 1970 SUBJECT FILE UNCLAS/ THIS MORNING I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING LETTER FROM HIGH COMNISSIOHER EDWARD E. JGHNSTONs "DEAR BILLS TO HELP US IN OUR BIKINI RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM, WE HEED WHATEVER INFORNATION THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION GAN PROVIDE US REGARD} ING THE RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY OF THE PETER-GBOE*TARE COMPLEX OF ISLANDS. AS WE RECALL, THIS STRING OF ISLANDS WAS BEING D1ISCUSSED FURTHER IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD BE DECLARED SAFE FOR CONTINUOUS HABITATION. . “IN TWO WEEKS MEMBERS OF MY STAFF. ¥ILL BE ATTENDING A PLANNING MEETING IN MAJURO WITH THE BIKINI LEADERSHIP TO DETERMINE WHEN FAMILIES MAY ACTUALLY BE RETURNED TO THEIR ATOLL. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO REPORT ON THE PETER-O30E=TARE COMPLEX AT THAT TIME. “PLEASE ADVISE US ON THE STATUS OF THESE ISLANDS AT YOUR EARLIEST BEST COPY AVAILABLE REPOSITORY COLLECTION Dae/ +7 © DOE, uv v #2 BOX No. ee FOLOER