UNITED S LATES
DEPARTMENT OF PHE INTERIOR
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON, ©. C.
20240
Dear Mr. Zwick:
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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
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.
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ment program for Bikini.
he
ene complic
a prozrar.
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of
xt tne Interior.
Yhis visit,
dent's announcement, was inten lad
> and the c
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PU
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ae
we
at
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persommel of this Dopartmcat have turacd to the devel
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nt
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a
re-
scttilenent program desisned to meet cha President's criteria of a ney and
model cormunity oO on Bikini.
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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
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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.