REPOSITORY COLLECTION BOX No. AFA003 . a DOESPASO AOS 4 DotJ,WV Jdask “eton®AFA3" O Br O- HEN, BA COn Of ew (2/1973 ~*~ | M21 0) gn RATUZYUW RUHVAAFS564 ese! 1o-yuiu-mapas RHEGAAAS Z2NR_UUUUU R 2021072 AUG 73 ¥M oR RAY/C/O USAEC/PASO HONOLULU HI. TO RHWEDAR/MANAGER USAEC/NV LAS VEGAS NEV INFO RHEGAAA/CAPT WH GAY DMA/MR JIM CANNON O18/USAEC WASH pe BT UNCLAS/ 0 N @ D/FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF A RELEASE AGREED TO ON MAJURO AUG 186. QUOTE ~ A MEETING WAS HELD AT MAJURO AUG 16 TO DISCUSS ACTIVITIES HAVING TO DO WITH THE REHABILITATION OF ENEWETAK ATOLLe THE MEETING WAS ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF TTPIs MSLC (REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE OF ENEWETAK)s THE, DEFENSE NUCLEAR AGENCYs HOLMES AND NARVER» AND THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSIONe THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING WAS 70 INFORM THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR AND HIS STAFF AND THE ENEWETAK REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PROGRESS OF THE SURVEY SFFORTSs AND OF THE RESULTS OFA RECENT FIELD TRIP TO UJELANGe PABA+/ A TOTAL OF NINE DAYS WERE SPENT AT UJELANG BY THE AEC ~ REPRESENTATIVES AND AN NLSC INTERPRETER. AND N/TTPI. REPRESENTATIVESs WHO WERE ALSO PRESENT FOR THE NINE DAYS» REMAINED ON UJELAND FOR SEVERAL ADDITIONAL DAYS AND THEN ACCOMPANIED PAGE © RUHVAAFSS64 UNCLAS/N O NV D | THE UJELAND PLANNING GOUNCIL ON A BRIEF INSPECTION VISIT TO ENEWETAKe ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE VISITS VERE. VERY SUCCESSFULe REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE AEC STATED THAT THE ENEVETAKESE PEOPLE WERE VERY RECEPTIVE AND HELPFUL IN PROVIDING INFORMATION O08 LIVING PATTERNS AND DIETARY CONSIDERATION: THIS | INFORMATION WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE RADIOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT CURRENTLY BEING COMPLIED AND EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY EARLY NOVEMBERs INFORMATION FROM THIS REPORT WILL BE USED BY THE AEC IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR IN SUPPORT OF THEIR CLEANUP AND BEHABILITATLON PLANNENGs | PARA K AND M/TTPE REPRESENTATIVES REPORTED THAT THE VISITS WILL BE MOST HELPFUL YO THES IN ASSISTING THE PROPLE OF ENEWETAK WITH MASTER PLANNING FOR RESETTLEMENT: . PARAs DISTAD DEBRUN EXPRESSED HY$ PERSONAL SATISFACTION WITH THE BRIEFING AND VITH THE PROGRESS OF ALL THE SURVEY AND PLANNING ACTIVITIESs « END QUOTE COPY BEING HAND CARRIED TO JOHN DEYOUNGs DEPT+ OF INTERIOR FOR HIS CONCURRENCE PRIGR TO RELEASE BY DISTAD MARSHALLSs COPY WILL, BE PERSONALLY DELIVERED TQ HICOM TTP! IN HONOLULU ‘TODAY » END MSGe EPB-485 ree ke an. st | a BEST COPYAVAILABLE Vy pe ae