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 lion. Clark if. Ciifford Secretary of Defense we em ——— Ths Pentason of enerGy pepattn « Oftiee Enclosures ec: Secretary's file Secretary's reading file (2) PLM cePE Serrearmonee bears et ee edo ne LOT Chas. Johnson. WRNorwood Gol Gomes~~ . * . . ”