Mr. William Norwood, representatives of the DOI, DOD and AEC, and members of the press, arrived at Kili on August 27, 1968. A meeting was held to discuss the recent decision and there was a question and answer session with Mr. Chutaro acting as interpreter. have been asked periodically. Questions regarding this meeting In May of 1970, the details of this visit were reviewed and a short report containing answers to a number of questions is provided for your information (Enclosure 6), In the approach to cleanup and rehabilitation of Bikini, three agencies made an agreement on responsibilities as follows: a. DOD would perform cleanup operations. b. DOI would carry out the rehabilitation and resettlement program including agricultural rehabilitation and construction of housing and community facilities. c. AEC would provide guidance on radiological aspects of these programs and conduct followup radiological surveys to confirm exposure estimates and conduct radiological monitoring of personnel as they returned to work or live at Bikini. | In order to get the cleanup phase started right away, DOD and AEC provided sufficient interim funding support until additional funds that were budgeted became available. Cleanup was a joint effort conducted by DOD and AEC during the period February to October 1969. Radiological support for cleanup was provided by AEC with part coming through a Memorandum of Understanding between AEC and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ee TTICETY! The report by Smith and