PAGE 2 RUUPYV G22 UNCLAS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED AT BIKINI SINCE TKE LAST TEST THERE, NONE WERE SPECIFICALLY DIRECTED TOWARD DETERMINING YHEN THE ISLANDS COULD BE REINHABITED. IT IS THE OPINION OF DR. GORDON DUNNING, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DOS, HQ, AND OTHERS THAT, AT PRESENT, THERE SIRPLY IS NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION ABOUT ALL FACETS OF THE RADIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS AT BIKINI TO ALLOW AUTHORITIES IN THE AEC TQ CONSIDER REINHABITATION OF THE ISLANDS ON A COMPLETELY UNRESTRICTED BASIS. 2. IT 19 THE OPINION OF MR. THOMAS PLEMING, CHIEF COUNSEL, NVOO, THAT AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF THE ABANDONED VESSELS MUST BE DELEGATED BY DOD, AT TKE PRESENT TIME, THE LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVITY , IF ANY, CONTAINED IN THE ABANDONED VESSELS IS NOT KNOWN, Se MAJOR GENERAL Ae VY. OBERBECK,. COMMANDER, JTF*°8, HAS RECENTLY SENT A LETTER TO DASA STATING JTFeS HAD NO FURTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WEATHER MAD SAFE LEASE SITES ON THE ISLANDS FENTIONED IN YOUR TWX. IT IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIE WHAT FURTHER NEED DASA MAY HAVE, FURTHER INQUIRY CONCERNING THIS SUBJECT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MEADQUARTERS , DASA.’ END REF OaACS sFDC-26. Br