the radiolosical ccntittons ef tle atetts on and arouid the test
sites, a5 well ac th:
peearle veto. re saljouc vietins.
In additicn,
our cc itieunts te
people cf
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vccure to fe rertrn oe:
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be attended to wil. tor best
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the Lilinians and
they and
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envirstecent
tevtine caurprent availab:e.
Tt appears th:
cn.
of the invole d Departnents has budgeted
adequate] rc.
Sooteed. CG and... Cy vars onted effort in erder to
meet our statutors. oni moral c: ....tenmt. cos the people of this area.
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This has become inerc:eingle. cleay throuch staff level dialogs as
well as the recent unsuccessful crfort to perform the best possible
survey on Bikini.
To better assess the problems and to determine exactly what remaiiis to
be done and who is responsible for funding and executing all or
various s¢pments of future radiological surveys and monitoring, I fee}
rw
that an interagency meeting is essential.
I therefore propose that kev
personnel from each Department meet at Interior on June 25 at 2:00 PH,
whereupon ERDA can set forth its ctroposed program along with support
requirements.
If arreement on buceeting and support commitments cannor
be reached, we will at least be in a position to present the problenx te
the Office of Manasement and Budset and saex further instructions.
I
am asking that this neeting be coordinated by the Director of
Territorial Affairs.
Brown at 343-4736.
Star* contact can be made through Mr.
,
Harry U.
We believe that the United States commitment under the Trusteeship
Agreement recuires 4 strong reaffirmation by cll concerned agencics,
to work together in carrying out a comprehensive progran, not only for
Bikini or Enewetak, but all other involved areas in the Trust Territor,
which were teuched by the lO-vear testing program.
Sincerely yours,
CLbleagbed
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Asszstant Secretary of
Hon, James R. Schlesinger
Secretary of Defense
Washington, D.C. 20301
Enclosure