DRAFT 63 27 Feb 81 ADMINISTRATION Robert L. Morgan, DOE acting assistant secretary for Proposes a reorganization of Defense Programs (DP) to defense programs, qomply with the reorganization of DOE by Secretary James B. Edwards. Morgan recbmmends, among numerous weaponsresponsibilities, that the deputy assistant tary for military application exercise direction over the office of safety, environmegt and emergency actions. M. Whitley of DP prepares these proposals for Morgan. Mar 81 POLICY RELOCATION Approximately 100 Enewetak people return to Ujelang from Enewetak because of lack of coconuts and otherfresh fruits.*” Enewetak leaders petition the U.N. Trusteeship Council]to continue the trusteeship arrangement with the U.S. after the agreement has beef terminated with the rest of Micronesia.°”' 7 Apr 81 ADMINISTRATION Following a DOE departmental reorganization transferring the biological and environmental research (BER) program from the former office fof the assistant secretary for the environmentto the office of en research (ER), lf. Douglas Pewitt, acting director of ER, proposes placing nonresearch Marshall Islands projects related to medical surveillance in the new office of the assistant secretary [or environmental protection, safety, and emergency preparedness (ASEP).*” 27 May 81 ADMINISTRATION "DOE's MIactivities are at a crossroads," writes Tommy Mc€raw, DOEhealth physicist, in response to Dr. Bruce Wachholz’s question of who stfould manage the DOE Marshall Islands program and whether NV should adminifter it. McCraw mentions that disagreements have occurred between the NV and headquartersstaffs over who should manage the Marshall Islands program and hpw it should be Operated. The NV representatives, says McCraw, have given tha Marshallese the impression that the NV has "almost endless resources" compared tq the T.T.officials. McCrawalso states that the AEC and the ERDA management "werp never willing to formally give NV more responsibility in the Marshalls than respons{bility for logistics support." According to McCraw, the DOEandits predecessors havefreceived no clear directions from Congress to provide radiological follow-up in the Mafshalls; moreover, McCrawfinds that the DOE "currently has no approved policy and fo plan for these activities." McCraw concludes that giving NV staff the responsibllity for the DOE Marshall Islands program will give the impression in Washington angi Majuro that the DOE wishes to provide leadership on Marshall Islands matters thag will require new responsibilities and enlarged funding “with no end in sight.””” 26 Oct - 20 Nov 81 ADMINISTRATION Citing a “very large program growth,” Herman £. Roseg DOE assistant secretary for DP, on 26 October recommends and on 20 Novembg@r DOE Secretary Edwards approves a reorganization of DP to consolidate program managementareas and to delegate program management responsibilities to three [deputy assistant