couscron__DOL Jy Borne aLAS RMU MS. CARREpA ‘ FOLDER WP¢— gr May § 23 31°75 AOE 4 03 4 _DIRECIORZHSA | FCLO __ADA\. OFFICER |_ADM. ASSTfn 74 PRO]. ENGEL MAY 8 as | SECRETARY / SENDCOPYTO; JA. RATUZYUW RKECNVOO320 1782248-UUUU--RUEEWIA, OTHER | [7 ZNR UUUUU R 082243Z MAY 75 FM ROGER RAY ASST MCR FOR OPNS USERDA NVOO LAS OTHER Apth] VEGAS NV TO RUHCSAA/OSCAR DERRUM CISTAT MARSHALLS MAJURO MI INFO RUHHWIA/W P HILLS DIR PASO USERDA HONO HI RUEBHGA/HARRY U BROWK DEPT OF INTERIOR OTA WASH DC AE BT UNCLASSIFIED/N O N W D/NARR, ALTHOUGH WE DO NOT YET HAVE FORMAL APPROVAL FOR THE BIKINI SURVEY, I AM CPTIMISTIC AROUT GETTING IT STARTED IN LATE MAY, ANTICIPATING A FAVORABLE DECISION, I SHOULD LIKE TO TENTATIVELY SCHEDULE THE PRELIMINARY VISIT TO BIKINI WHICH WE DISCUSSED AT OUR LAST MEETING. DATES ARE TENTATIVE BUT ARE THE MOST LIKELY FROM OUR PRESENT KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT AND SHIP AVAILABILITY, ITINERARY (ALL TIMES AND DATES MAJURO TIME) MAY 20 - KRIS MORRIS AND I ARRIVE MAJURO ON AIR MIKE FROM KWAJALEIN. CONFER WITK YCU AND YCUR STASF THROUGH MAY 22. MAY 23 -— WITH YOU AND TONY TRAVEL BY AIR MIKE TO KWAJALEIN. MAY 24 ~ (NCTE THAT THIS IS FRIDAY MAY 23 KWAJALEIN TIME). VERY ‘“ERRLY MORNING TRAVEL BY C-54 TO BIKINI, ACCOMPANIED RY ANY AVAILABLE a ~ Be ‘SUBJECT FILE PACE 2 RHECNVOO32C UNCLASSIFIED/N O N WD, MEMBERS OF THE KILI COUNCIL AND OTHERS YOU MAY INVITE, I UNDERSTAND YOU WILL ARRANGE TEIS CHARTER WITH COL. RUSSELL (AND INVITE HIM, IF YOU WISH). WE WOULD HOPE TO HAVE AT LEAST FOUR HOURS TO MEET WITH THE PEOPLE ON PIKINI. THUS WOULD FOPE YOU COULD ARRANGE TIMELY BCAT TRANSPORTATION FROM ENYU TO PIKINI ISLAND AND RETURN, TEEN RETURN BY C-54 TC KWAJALEIN THE SAME NIGHT. WITH YOUR PERMISSION, KRIS MORRIS WOULD STAY O” RIKINI UNTIL ARRIVAL OF OUR SURVEY VESSEL APPROXIMATELY THREE PAYS LATER, MAY 27 - SURVEY VESSEL ARRIVES PIKINI, MAY 23 -— SURVEY COMMENCES, JUNE ©& - LAST SURVEY TAY. JOKE 9 — ENTIRE PARTY CEPARTS. I TENTATIVELY PLAN TG RETIRN TG RIKINI ON TEE SURVEY SHIP MAY 27 AND TO RE“ “IN POR APCUT TEE FIPST FIVE Dtys CF THE SURVEY. IF I AM NCT ABLE TOC DO THAT, AND Tr ANY EVENT, APTER MY MEPARTURE, JOEM™ STEWART WILL BE SURVEY PARTY LEACER., RECUEST THER FOLLOWING: 1. YOUR CONCURRENCE IN ABOVE TENTATIVE PLAP, 2, AVAILAPRILITY ON RIKINI OF A BACKECE (CR ECUIVALE NT) AND —] ‘ F be. - =,py ©“0 Al ae epeet “hy Ma OF ote Sy “i VAD [3 ty BEST COPY AVAILABLE