Page 5, paragraph 3:
We continue to oppose the division of prograr resnor:i
bilities and funding responsibilities between agencies.
Page S, paracraph 3, penuitimate Sentence:
The U.S. nuclear weapons tettics tylivay
was Carried out under the Cirection cf the President of the Unites State: arc furiet
by the Congress of the United States.
The Department of Deferse ant the
Atroic
Energy Commission were the instruments by means of which this policy wis covcuitec.
(In the 1946 tests there was no Atomic Energy Commission.)
Consequently, any
legacies from this national] program specifically approved by the hichest Teve’s
o* the U.S. Government are a U.S. responsibility and should mot be attributes ¢:
a singie agency carrying out the U.S. policy.
The Bill: as presently stated the proposed Bill provides for environmerté! reterrcr
anc monitoring on Ujelana and Kili as wel] as on Bikini, Enewetal, Ronaelar, arc
Utirik.
Statute.
There is no basis for inclusion of Ujelana and Kili in this asnect of the
A suggested revision of the bil] is included as Attachmen: B.
We believe that because of the complex nature of P.L. 96-205, the various
interpretations which have been advocated by various interested parties, and tre
potential policy and legal ramifications of P.L. 96-205, it is essential that
the Executive Branch reach agreement on the need for and content of
amendments.
Furthermore, we believe that administrative decisions in the
planning and implementation of P.L. 96-205 should reflect a broad consensus
within the U.S. Government.
We urge that these issues be the subject of
further interagency meetings in order to clarify the Executive Branch position,
and we are prepared to actively participate in such meetings.