ARC. PAGE FIVE RUHYGSAA4593 LC LAS CONSULTED AT EVERY STEP ALONG THE WAY IN THE RENASILITATION PROGRAM, DISTAD DESRUN SAID THAT HE WAS DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO THRE HIGH COMMISSTONER AND AMSASSADOR WILLIANG FOR THEIR LOG AND KAXD EFFORTS TO EXPSDITS THE RETUNN OF TEE ATOLL TO THE PEOPLE. HE SAID HE LOOKED FORWARD TO MEETING WITK DEPUTY HICOM COLEMAN LATER IN THE WEEK AND TO SESINSING THE PLANay fe THE REVERSION OF ENIWETOK TO THE TRUST TERRITORY SO THAT THE ASILITATION PROGRAM COULD GET UNDERWAY. ACCORDING TO THE oLat ANSOUNCEMENT RELEASED TUESDAY, IT WILL BE neeCESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE Save TYPE OF SURVEY, CLEAUUP AND REHAB ILITATION PROCEQURES THAT EAVE SEEN USED AT SIKINIZ “AS AN INITIAL STs, TRE ANNOUNCEMENT SAID, “THE U.S. PLANS TO OOMMENCS TEE SURVEY OF THE ATOLL PROBAELY LATE THIS SUMMER, THE CLEANUP AND REHASILITA= TION OF THE THREE ISLANDS--=PARRY, JAPTAN AND ANIYAANITI---IN THE SCUTREASTERN PART OF THE ATOLL, WILL RECEIVE FIRST PRIORITY." PATGR TO THE RETURN OF ENILETOK TO TRUST TERRITORY JURISDICTION SY TRE END OF 1973, THE ANNOUNCEMENT SAID, “TEE UNITED STATES IS COMPLETING SOME RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TESTING ON TRE ATOLL WHICH WILL NOT INVOLVE NUCLEAR DETONATIONS OF ANY TYPE, TRESS TESTS WILL IN 80, TAY PnTenrons WITH AN EARLY COMMENCEMENT OF THE REHASILITATION PROCZSS AND WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1973.". Acea | - AGE § DE } vest 24593 UNCLAS not Gini MIiTEE CHAIRMAN APPOINTED) APS IL 18, GINS)---MARTANAS SENATOR OLYMPIO T. BORJA HAS BET) meaty ED CHAIRMAN OF THE SPECIAL JOINT COMAITTES CONCERNING RONGELAP AX3 UTIRI¥ ATOLLS. OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE RE PRESENTATIVE HANS WILLIANDER OF TRUX AND REPRESENTATIVE TIMOTHY OLKESTIL OF PALAU. THE SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE CONCERNING RONGELAP AND UTIRIK’ WAS CREATED U!oo PUBLIC LAY 20-S95 WHICH AUTOMATICALLY BECAME LAW MARCH 26, THE miiTTee IS CHARGED WITH THE, R2SPO.SISILITY TQ INVESTIGATE TH cFicrs OF IRRADIATION ON THE PEOPLE OF RONGELAP AND4UT IRIK ATOLLS AND WILL ATTEMPT TO SECURE ANY AND ALL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE POSSIBLE FOR _ TRE P=OPLE OF THE AFFECTED ATOLLS. IT IS ALSO CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OSTAINING COMPENSATION FOR THE PEOPLE OF RONGELAP AND UTIRIX FOR THE INJURIES WHICH THEY SUFFZRED DUE TO EXPOSLRE TO IRRADIATION, ACCORDING TO SENATOR BORJA, THE SPECIAL COMMITTSE HAS BEGUN INITIAL ceoan INTO THE RONGELAP AND UTIRIK SITUATION ON SAIPAN. ON MONDAY THE COMMITTEE CALLED ON DR. WILLIAN PECK, TT HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTOR, AND DR. HAYAKAWA OF JAPAN FOR SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE OVERaL SITUATION OF THE AFFECTED PEOPLE. . BI 4593 sy seems . BEST COPYAVAILABLE - . REPOSITORY DoE/L.Aso COLLECTION Dé/,Vy Exng #3" soxno, L228" B/0- MED, DR. COnKLAD FOLDER Of THRA LZL 1/272. PARTIAL DOCUMENT ° RY