out, we must do all that we can to permit Enewetak people to return to as near a normal life as is possible. We, therefore, should not let ourselves develop a Bikini syndrome which would cause us to make decisions which will affect these people through generations without insuring that we have carefully examined all possibilities. As I have indicated above, DONA, in coordination with DOI and DOE, is looking at all alternatives, to include planting on Enjebi and on one, two, or all of the six northeastern islands, as well as alternatives for planting elsewhere on the atoll. We hope to have this alternatives study in draft form and seek your comments by about ] November. It is urgent that we have the best information possible in order that we may choose the correct alternatives to present to the dri-Enewetak for their decision. I plan to visit the atoll on 4-6 December, and would like to invite you to join me and other cleanup participants on this trip. If we can have the coconut tree planting alternatives defined, we plan to explain these to the dri-Enewetak Council prior to that trip and then on the trip, perhaps we can reach some firm decisions during our discussions with them. I urge you to have your staff, including those at DOE-NVO and on the atoll, begin a high priority analysis of a?1 data on these northern islands, including available updated information and that which can be produced quickly, based upon analysis of recent soil samples taken from the northeastern islands and on Enjebi in order to assist this process. Due to the short time available, this analysis would have to proceed now at