UNITED S LATES DEPARTMENT OF PHE INTERIOR OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, ©. C. 20240 Dear Mr. Zwick: 3 You will recall t at on Ausust 12, 195, the President nounced that the people of Bikini can be re:wurned i to their nome atoll. This announcement followed a deter:AP AULOW ne main islands ste aad that tne of the atoll are safe for continuous2 PLUS security requirenents of the nation estoration of wncement, the the atoll to the Bil President requosted nese Caaivnan Atomic Enersy Commiss to cooperate and assi redevelopuent prosyan. As a first step in artueat and the Figh Comzed a survcy trip to Dibini, vaoprescrtatives of the LPikini people, and roevresentoatives Gf missioner of the Tre the survey party bedns staff members of the Trust the Atomic Energy Commissio & gad the Devaritinent Weeks Of the Presi- c ley the founlation for a re-settie~ Foliciving Zo to Sihini, we 1 . - ment program for Bikini. he ene complic a prozrar. ' 70 of xt tne Interior. Yhis visit, dent's announcement, was inten lad > and the c Be eee PU Cee ae we at ads to produ LOLS L atex5 msn persommel of this Dopartmcat have turacd to the devel 7 opr Wen nt OL a re- scttilenent program desisned to meet cha President's criteria of a ney and model cormunity oO on Bikini. i ases to forward to work to date, a pro a th vs wuieh represents cur Resi currant estimate of tna eost of |} the oblisation of the Untica States to aroevide for a viable tity and the sncadtest Lot the i The ecalis for the oanpe J, moot & falls in the first tio years of tse wrocram for the initial and construction phascs of the nrotect.