FOR ENVIRONMENT, DOE, REQUESTING THAT SHE HAVE HER STAFF REEXAMINE
THE NORTHEASTERN ISLAND PLANTING USING DATA OBTAINED BY ANALYZING
THE SOIL SAMPLES TAKEN DURING THE CLEANUP AS OPPOSED TO RELYING
ONLY UPON THE DATA IN THE 1972 SURVEY.
I. AM HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN
HAVE THIS INFORMATION IN EARLY TO MID-NOVEMBER IN ORDER TO HELP
US MAKE MORE REASSURING DECISIONS ON THIS MATTER.
3.
DURING OUR DISCUSSION, I INDICATED THAT IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO
DISCUSS THIS WITH THE DRI-ENEWETAK COUNCIL PRIOR TO MY PLANNED
VISIT ON 4-6 DECEMBER.
THEN, SINCE YOU BOTH INDICATED THAT
YOU WOULD DESIRE TO JOIN ME ON THE TRIP, WE COULD TAKE SOME TIME
WITH THE PEOPLE AND ATTEMPT TO JOINTLY ARRIVE AT A DECISION CONCERNING THIS ISSUE.
I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE
FOLLOWING AREAS IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN BY:
A.
ENSURING THAT BOAT TRANSPORTATION IS AVAILABLE TO BRING THE
COUNCIL AND SUCH OTHERS AS MAY BE REQUIRED FROM UJELANG ATOLL TO
ENEWETAK NLT 28 NOV.
THIS WOULD PROVIDE TIME FOR OUR RESPECTIVE
REPRESENTATIVES TO BRING THESE SEVERAL ISSUES AND YOUR PROPOSED
SOLUTIONS TO THEIR ATTENTION AND PERMIT THEM TIME TO THINK ABOUT
THEM PRIOR TO OUR ARRIVAL THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
B.
COORDINATION WITH THE DRI-ENEWETAK COUNCIL AND PEOPLE TO GET
CoD
THEIR AGREEMENT FOR SUCH MEETINGS.