waste and buried at sea.” Even so, scrap may be found buried underground or underwater showing levels this high or higher. It is suggested that provisions be made to monitor the collected scrap during the field trip. Guidance on contamination and radiation levels developed by AEC staff for "Sale, Abandonment, or Destruction of Personal Property" could be used for approval of sale of scrap. Trust Territory officials should be informed that scrap metals must be monitored before sale to insure that an item containing radioactivity above acceptable levels is not salvaged for reuse. te this approach is acceptable, provisions could be made for monitoring scrap collected in a timely manner in order to allow Bikinians to benefit from sale of this property. The High Commissioner of the Trust Territory has recently asked whether their earlier question regarding use of the Peter-Oboe-Tare complex in the agricultural rehabilitation program can now be answered. AEC had given an interim reply on July 2, 1969, that if the radiation and radioactivity levels in this area were comparable with those on Eneu and Bikini, it would be in order to review the position of the 1968 Ad Hoc Committee. This question will likely be raised when Trust Territory officials are informed of the team visit. A statement on this question should be developed for use in that meeting if by that time a formal answer has not been given. oommanpene - 21- NYfS7 2S