* DOE4ARCHIVES ~ AQIEES Pep - 20305 . Ot 4 JS- 408389 va ADDRESSREPLY TO PLSP SUBJECT: , ST RECORD cory DEFENSE ATOMIC SUPPORT AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. MEMORANDUM FOR: FH OC . 1 JUL 1963 { THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE SECRETARY OF INTERIOR : _CHAIRAN | ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION * Second Status Report, Cleanup of Bikini Atoll 1, Reference is made to Director, DASA memorandum of 2 May -.1962 to Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Interior and Chairman, AEC, subject: "Status Report, Cleanup of Bikini Atoll," which was the initial status report on the joint DOD-AEC cleanup of Bikini Atoll, covering the Situation through end-April, 30 June, This report covers the status as of 2. As of 30 dune the island work force has increnzsed to 74 men, includine 11 Bikini natives who arrived in early June, Funds for continuing the Bikini project into FY 1970 have been provided under the Joint Congressional Continuing Resolution, Fund estimates above the $600,000 provided by DOD and AFC in Fy 1969 continue to be $700 000. 3, Cleanup work continucs to progress satisfactorily, and is estimated to betapproximately 50% completed, A Significant part of the task consists of control measures for the heavy vegetation which has overgrown prospective agricultural areas, Bulidozers are crushing parallel swaths, normal to the direction of the tradewinds, throughout the overgrown areas, to permit coconut and crop planting while providing protection against wind and storn erosion of the topsoil, (he agricultural plantings are not part of the cleanup task and will be done under Supervision of the Department of Interior and the Trust Territory Govermaent.) Originally planned only for the islands of Bikini and Enyu, extension to certajn smaller islands ‘is being considered, Work on the windrows on Bikini Island has been completed, Be osENERGY BEST COPY AVAILABLE ; —_ “Yee! ‘ f ce HON Satay oO; oSecvetary code MEAS 5 Kadiatie+ v2 : , “y