Instead of granting the "early response" needed to permit
the radiclogical survey to take place in April, Defense delayed
until Hay 29, then said it was "unable to provide the requested
port at this time."

Verified Complaint, 9 75, Exhibit E.

As a result, although a radiological survey did take place
in the latter part of June, 1975, Interior admits that it represented
an "unsuccessful effort to perform the best possible survey on
Bikini."

Id., 9 76, Exnidit F.

Now, within the past several weeks

the defendants have advised counsel for the people of Bikini that
they do not contemplates Piling an environmental impact statement
with resrect to the 3inini resettlement program cecsuse of lack

from @ sense of anzer, or lack of zratitude for chev which has been

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President dshmitn then declared, In Augusz of 1968, that

tne savor islands of whe atoll are now sare for numan habdttation.”
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