PACE 3 RHEGNVO0320 UNCLASSIFIED/N ON WD, OPERATOR SUITABLE FOR EXCAVATING A SMALL NUMBER CF SKIMMING WELLS FOR GROUNDWATER SAMPLING AND FOR TAKING SOIL SAMPLES AT DEPTH IN SOME LOCATIONS. 3, PERMISSION TO REMOVE RESEARCH QUANTITIES OF SOIL, VEGETATION, WATER AND MARINE AND LAND ANIMALS. 4. PERMISSION FOR THE SURVEY VESSEL (USNS CHAUVENET), AN OCEANOCRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSEL, TO OPERATE IN AND AROUND BIKINI AND PERFORM OCEANOGRAPHIC MAPPING AS WELL AS SURVEY SUPPORT. 5. PERMISSION TO OPERATE US AIR FORCE HELICOPTERS OVER AND ARCUND BIKINI ATOLL AND TO LAND, AS OPERATIONALLY RECUIRED, ON ENYU ISLAND OR, IN EMERGENCY, ON OTHER ISLANDS, 6. PERMISSION TC STATION RESEARCE, SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL ASHORE ON BIKINI AND ENYU ISLANDS AND OTHERS AS REQUIRED, 7, PERMISSION TO OPERATE NECESSARY ELECTRONIC NAVICATIONAL AIDS, LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE COMMUNICATIONS, TO INCLUDE AIRPORNE, SHIPBORNE AND LAND BASED EQUIPMENT, THE PERMISSION REQUESTED IN ITEMS 3 THRU 7 ABOVE IS OF COURSE FOR THE DURATION OF THE SIJRVEY (NOMINALLY 2 WEEKS). EVERY ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE TO AVOID INTERFERENCE WITH OR INCONVENIENCE PACE 4 RHEGNVOO320 UNCLASSIFIED/N O NW D. TO THE BIKINI COMMUNITY OR DAMAGE TO CROPS, BUILDINC, ETC. IN THIS CONNECTION, WE YCULD PLAN TO NOT CONDUCT GROUND SURVEY WORK ON EITHER INEABITED ISLAND (ENYU, RIKINI) OR TO FLY AT LOW ALTITUDE OVER EITHER OF THRESH ISLANDS ON SUNDAY. WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ADVICE, HOWEVER, AS TO WHETHER IT WOULD RE OFFENSIVF TO THE PIKINI PEOPLE TO HAVE US CONTINUE SURVEY WORK ON AND OVER THE OTHER ISLANDS (AND PERKAPS TO LAND FOR REFUELING CR MAIN-— TENANCE ON ENYU) ON SUNDAY. PINALLY, IN VIEW OF TYE LARCE NUMRER OF OUR PEOPLE INVOLVED (ABOUT 50) WE PLAN TO QUARTER AND FEED ALL OF OUR PARTY APOARD SHIP; THUS I HOPE THAT WE WILL PLACE NO EXCESSIVE DEMAND ON YOUR RFSCURCES. I WILL CONFIRM OR ADJUST THESE DATES AS SCON AS WE EAVE FORMAL APPROVAL TO PROCEED, AND AT THAT TIVE WILL REQUEST YOUR ASSISTANCE WITK HOTEL RESERVATION, ETC, MEANWHILE, WOULD APPRECIATE AN EARLY REPLY AYP WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEINC YOU, YOKYE OA:RR BT #0320 NNNN