¢ é f 411721 Office of the Legislative Counsel Congress of Micronesia Capital Hill, Saipan Mariana Islands District Q 96950. REPOSITORY “DOE dist 4}. April 5, 1972 Diviven, on —_ COLLECTION RS sve, oa wc CranTH (220 f The Honorable Edward E. Johnston BOX No. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands FOLOER High Commissioner Saipan, Mariana Islands 95950 SS DCLEN 5 cfiorn i Dear Mr. Johnston: In view of the fact that House Bill No. 199, H.D. 1, has become Public Law 4€-33, this office has now begun to undertake the gathering of such general and specific background information as is pertinent to the Committee's work in order for it to complete an interim report by May 25, 1972 pursuant to said Public Law. In addition to requiring information from the Trust Territory Government, it appears that, due to the limited resources of the Library of the Congress of Micronesia, we will also have to request information from certain agencies and departments of the United States Government. While it would be most expeditious for this office to write directly to the departments involved, Section 4, Part II of Secretarial Order No. 2918 indicates that such direct contact between the Government of the Trust Territory and the U.S. Government should be initiated by the Office of the High Commissioner. Consequently--unless you feel that the Congress would be within its prerogatives to seek such information as it deems necessary by direct correspondence with the parties involved -~-{I would like to respectfully request that your office supply the office of the Legislative Counsel with the following informaction from the sources designated. Office of the Attorney General of the Trust Territory: 1. Copies of all use agreements in English and Marshallese between and or involving the Departments of Defense and the Interior of the United States, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and the people and/or rightful owners of Bikini and Ekiwetok Atolls relative to the use of said atolls for the testing of atomic and nuclear devices from 1946 to 1958; BEST COPY AVAILABLE