AOA TS May 8, 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR: H. Hollister Cantas, Director Office of Cangressional Relations HOUSE MILITARY SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON ENEWETAK CLEANUP Date of Communication: May 7, 1975 Late Tuesday afternooa, Mr. b.cCraw, OS, Dr. YVachhols, BER, and l were requested by DNA and the Microeessian Legal Services, representatives of the Enewetak people, to sit in on the committee meeting. This was 3s contimation of the earlier discussions with General Jobnson, Director ef DNA aad the staffs of the Eenate and House Armed Services Committee. Doering the course of the hearing, Mr. Ichord, Chairman, asked for s statement from ERLA staff on the risk to the people from radiation after cleanup. I was spokesman for ERDA and briefly reviewed the AEC-ERDA role in the Enewetak cleanup and resettlement. I poted we were to provide radiologica! cleamp criteria and long-term followup of the movement of radioactivity in the envircament and the health status of the people. I told them that if the DNA cleaned the Atoll to our criteria and if the Enewetak people observed the recommendations of the Task Force, there would be no effects fram radiation which could be observed above those that wouki result from the sormal radiation background, We will follow themovement of the radiation in the environment and the health status of the people. This program is an extension of a program already underway to follow the Rongelap satives who received radiation and some injury from the fallout fram the weapons tests series. The committee was satisfied. We were not asked for any further information. However, Gen. Jobnson was asked for the estimated total coat to the U. 85. Government for the Enewetak program. We are already supplying DNA this type of information and will see that they receive the necessary information. BEST AVAILABLE COPY bee: J. L. Liverman, AES B. Wachholz, BER L. Joe Deal Aasistant Health Pse Division OS:ADHP al/nr LJDe rns wa Re oxy,: Job Folder{/2.-7 fa 4 Cleanup - (9757 a a