411703 MINUTES REPOSITORY H He for qDivis' to comcection RO326Témy thcrawJub 1726 ENIWETOK COORDINATION COMMITTEE MEETING SEPTEMBER 14, 1972 DoE 5 , boron Orccauretion Introduction The Introduction was made by CDR Wolff, Chairman of the Eniwetok Coordination Committee. He explained our responsibility--some months ago the General Manager assigned DMA the responsibility for coordinating activities involving Eniwetok with the AEC. The primary mission of this Committee is to establish an informal channel of communications within the working level on matters concerning Eniwetok and whatever occurs on Eniwetok in the next couple of years. Secondly, we want to make sure that we have a point of contact within the Headquarters' divisions through which we can work and coordinate various matters. We want to get standard terminology worked out. As a final point on the Introduction--we prepared a talking paper for General Cammwho attended an interagency meeting with Interior on September 7, 1972. There was a description of each tab to the talking paper. There was also an explanation of some of the papers preceding Tab 1. CAPT Gay made a few comments. The first thing being that there was a working group developed at this interagency meeting consisting of CAPT Schuller, CAPT Gay, and Mr. DeYoung. Secondly, he briefed the Committee on the interagency meeting: He said there was a bit of political implication with the whole movement (Marshallese). These people would like to return to the island. At the meeting, Mr. Futral from DNA gave briefings on the Atoll--surveys that have been completed; meetings that have been held; history; important elements to be considered in planning; and a number of other topics which required discussion such as responsibilities, food chain, funding sources of logistic administrative source, who is going to be the lead agency within the Government, use rights, and environmental impact statement. He outlined a plan for cleanup. Most of the things were derived in measure from a meeting between AEC and DNA that was held at AEC Headquarters on August 17, 1972. We have draft minutes from NV of the August 17 meeting (these minutes were circulated to those in attendance). Roger Ray gave a presentation on the radiological conditions of the island. Uncertainties are the food-chain area, whether the inhabitants can live off the Atoll, the need to return the Atoll to the Trust Territory and return of people. CAPT Gay and Peter Coleman (Deputy High Commissioner, TIPI) think that it is possible to have a partial return of the people to some of the islands of the Atoll and not to others. Mr. Coleman made comments: (1) OEO lawyers are in