DRAFT | 13 May 82 ADMINISTRATION 66 : Herman E. Roser; A.W. Trivelpiece, assistant secretary for §R; and Vaughn, assistant secretary for EP, discuss the transfer of the Marshall Island programs. ER’s position is that although ER does not want to manage the programs,jit will contribute expertise and funding. Vaughn sees EP as an oversight office but Hoes not have a prepared position. Roser declares that EP has managed the program poorly and that if DP receives the programsit will establish immediately a headquarfers task force to determine future policy.” 30 May 82 AGREEMENT The United States and the Marshall Islands sign the Cbmpact of Free Association (COFA). Sep 82 RELOCATION RADIATION NV issues Enewetak Radiological Support Project, Final Report, which documents the technical and logistical accomplishments of the ERSP] directed by NV. According to this paper, the ERSP gave DNA technical advice on fhe cleanup and reported the final radiological condition of each of the atoll’s forty-[hree islets.“” 30 Sep 82 CONTRACTOR RADIATION Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) issues Th Islands Radiological Survey: Terrestrial Food Chain and Total Dos which is the official documentation of the radiation survey of the Islands in 1978.“° (1982 Report), rthern Marshall 1 Oct 82 AGREEMENT The U.S. and the Federated States of Micronesia conclude afCompact of Free Association and establish a relationship of Free Association governments.“ The U.S. and the RMI sign an agreement concluded pursuagt to section 234 of COFAthat transfers thetitles of lands owned but no longer nefded by the U.S. government to the governments of the Marshall Islands.‘ 19 Oct 82 AGREEMENT P.L. 97-357 amends P.L. 96-597 of 24 December 1980 by replacing the 1 October 1982 deadline with "by a date not later than ninety days following termination of the trusteeship agreement governing the administratjon of the T.T. of the Pacific Islands.“"' 28 Oct 82 - 5 Nov 8&2 ADMINISTRATION On 28 October Herman E. Roser concurs with the transfer of Marshall Islands programs and the Nevada Dose Reassessment effort from EP to DP with the expectations that the FY 1983 and 1984 monies for these programs also will be transferred to DP. On 5 November William A. Vaughan, assistant secretary for