DRAFT 36 17 May 72 CONTRACTOR RADIATION T.T. officials, escorting a group of Enewetakese council m »mbers and their lawyers, and Roger Ray, NV assistant manager for operations, arr ve on Enewetak. The AEC survey team advises Ray on the possibility of high alpha fontamination on Runit Island, and Ray briefs DNA PACE personnel and workers [ust arriving from Scripps Institute of Oceanography (SIO) on preliminary survey finddnes. The Scripps people leave, and the PACE people remain to continue preparations For high explosive cratering experiments.”' 7 20 May 72 ADMINISTRATION RADIATION RELOCATION At the close-out meeting for the Marshallese visit to Enewetak the T.T.officials and Enewetakese leaders want an early return of Enewetakese tq Enewetak. The Enewetakese wish to draw up specifications for rehabilitatibn and express dissatisfaction with the continued use of their land. Ray agr@es to convey to appropriate authorities the need for central coordination of all futufe actions relating to Enewetak and the necessity of keeping the Marshallese and TIT. administration advised of U.S. actions and intentions. NV manager Robert E. Miller requests "the establishment at the Washingtonlevel of a single manager for all fujure United States actions pertaining to Eniwetok’.?” Ray returns to Kwajalein and recommendsto Air Force authafities a quarantine of Runit Island to prevent dispersion of contamination because the Foad between the dock and the PACE work area passes through a highly contaminated area.” 24 May 72 RADIATION Runit Island is quarantined and the Air Force orders a cessation of all operations there. Only minimum essential personnel are authori: ed access to the island until NV issues recommendations.™ 26 Jul - 2 Aug 72 RADIATION | A joint AEC-DOD team visits Enewetak Atoll to survey thosd portions of Runit island to be used in a PACE cratering experiment to determine necdssary precautions for conducting the planned PACE experiment or for relocating thejexperiment. The eight-member surveillance team consists of two people from Ail Force Weapons Laboratory, three from the DNA, two from the AEC, and one fron] the WERL.” 1 Aug 72 ADMINISTRATION The AEC assigns the assistant general manager for military application (AGMMA)"the overall authority and responsibility within the AE@ for coordinating interagency and intra-agency matters related to the rehabilitatiorg of the Eniwetok Atoll." Later in August the AGMMA assigns the NV responsibility for all AEC field Operations associated with the rehabilitation.”