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ENIWETOK COORDINATION COMMITTEE MEETING
SEPTEMBER 14, 1972
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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:
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