lesottlement of che people of Bikini involves scientific,
medical, economic ang cultural inrlications of the very greatest
magnitude and complexity.
Full interagency cooperation and
cocrdination is essenzial to assur2, for example, that houses are
construsted at lecastons where raaiation levels are not prohibitively
high, and that the houses themselves are of a design compatible
with normal Marshalisse duelling use.
Similer expertise and
coordination is required to establish whether the fish, coconut
crabs, vcandanus, breedfruit,
coconuts, groundwater and other plants
and animals which may be found in che lagoon and on the islands of
o> Bixini.
Pinali:s, it is necesstr: for the 2zencies to bring their
has tsen iacking, resulving in unnecessary deley, wasted effort,
hysical ani economic risk to the people
fesceribed in the verified
illustrative.
Exhibit D to
var2n 7, 1975, from former
the Inverior Rogers 7.B. Morton
Tne letver explained that,
indicates a nsed for a
Same
ii-on survey..." and pointed out that ERDA
to etriutt in additicn2i raditolortzal survey of
Blein.
a
ee
Atoll, terinstnsg
Tae Os: .cmiah
in April,
of Deon ct wo3 ratusst22 co provide
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1975, but neeied logistics