UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20240
- Dear Mr. Secrotary:
Enclosed for your information is a copy of my letter of today's
cate to the Director of tha Bureau of the Budget revarding 24kini.
Miso caclosad is a copy of our proposed bikini re-settlenant program waich incorporates as an intesval part the estinates for
cleaning up the island waich ware propared by the Atomic Energy
Commission.
Hay I express our aupprceiation for the assistance which was
randereld to us by personnel of tha Defensa Pepartment, particularly
represcatatives of the Air force Westem Test Ranga and the Kwajalein
Test Gate.
‘S.eir aid and counsel contributed substantially to the
success of our efforts to date.
Tne inple.cetetion of the program will require our continued
cooptration,. but LI am eertain that it will be possible to maka
‘@ Budstantisl start on re-settlemcnt during the year chead.
Sincerely yours,
(sg) David S. Black.
| Acting Secretary of tha Interior
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