seunaptioas The first assumption is that national policy es reflected in the Presidential snnouncement oblisates the interested Fedcral agencies to carry out the President's instructions. On Ausust 12 he requested the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Avomic Energy Commission, and the Director of the Purcau Budget to cooyerate and assist in eTfectuating a resettlement program. Bikini atoll is within the administrative jurisdiction of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and the Department of the Interior. Tne Atomic Energy 4 iod of years devastated the islands in the % 4 9 oO < Q 5 if pe oO ie) ry oO ™ ry {> 'd 3 G2 ct Ks ct QO n Commiscion has an interest because the AEC was responsible for much of the Bikini atoll; cesvuroyed most of the coconut trees, and left the islands littered With bunkers, towers, concrete siabs and a vast amount of other structures and a The Devartment or Defense is another interested agency because the | Georis. ~ QO a avoll vas taken for testing purposes by the military in 1946, the Bikini atoll = under militery jurisdiction prior to tne Presidential announcement, and tne return of the islands followed Defense Devartment determination that Bikini avoll was no longer required for defense curposes, it. is further assumed, therefore, thay whe &tomic Energy Commission, the iopility for restoring the island for rescttlement and thet the Oo 9g “a H. ig rs o o mM ct 0 ct 1@ Interior have joint United actcrmined and accepted by the evsrovriate agencies before the redevelop-~ is 15 assumed that &255ume NAG the Ve rebiztaslie LAL Vas islands 2628ncS, Bikini i4in2 A anyu, ena tr imabiv it AN@LiY 10 to oO 0 mg S: ito) «ft districuting of appropriate nortions of the redevelopment program and costs +L rect aa Musyu se clcanga up ond clearea of unusable structures end debris before redevelopment .