. 411464 5 Sa(ows Cduchin Veld ange ano Gaet . 1118 [SOB uh Lt. Gen. Warren D. Johnson, USAF Director Defense Nuclear Agency ME (Oe : or ’ : Dear General Johnson: Thank you for your letter of June 7, 1974, presenting your concerns about the cleanup and rebabilltation of Enewetak Atoll As you know, AEC staff is assembling the necessary data and supporting documents as the bases ior the Commission's determination of the technical approach, radiological criteria, and specific measures recormmended for the cleanup and rehabilitation of the Atoll, The documents include the Enewstek Radiologicai Survey Report (NV-149} and the AEC Task Group Resort, as weli as comments which the staff has received, inclucing those from the Department of Defense (COD), the Derartment of Interior (bOI), and the Environmental Protection Agency. We intend te make firm recommendations for radiologicai cleanup and rehabilitation for Enewetak. These snould serve as the bases for consultations with the Enewetak peopie. The specific concarns which you raise in your sidered by the Commission. [have asked Dr, reac the staff paner presenting the matter for If you would like to meet with members of the letter will be conLivcrmen to let you Commission decision, Commission tefore we take final action on this paper, we would be pleased io arrange such a meeting. We will let you and DOI know our decision as soon as possible following Commission action. Ch bet i agree with you that a joint trin ta the Facific world be in order folowing the Commission decision, and propose that vre occasion, hopefully the first week in Sestember, for the initia presentation of our reports to the Encwetakesa. Cuite oroncriy the opening remarks would be made by s enlor government officials, Unfortunately, I«wiil be unabie to atiend personally, but an ancre~ priate AEC reoresentative will be Cesignated. This would be followed by presentation by AEC and DNA teams ofthe ACC Task Group report and whatcver material you décimavnoropriate to describe your nroposed Draft Environmental bnsact statement (DiS). We would give the Enewetak people about a day ta develop their initial reactions to the reports. Following this, i visualize that the senior representatives would depart leaving the team BEST COPY AVAILABLE