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The President, on 12 August 1908, rec. osied both the Chairman, Atomic
Energy Commission, and the Secretar, of Defense to work with the
Secretary of the Interior and the JJigh Corin ssioner of the Trust Territory in planning a comprehensive res. tilement program for Bikini Atoll
and to assist them in carrying jt ow,
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Subsequently, the Department of the Interior requested the Atomic
Iencrgy Commission (AEC) and the Department of Defense (DOD} to
jointly undertake the task, commencing in WY 1969, of removing vegctafive overgrowth, debris, and siructures or materials residual from
the use of the Atoll for atomic iesting which could pose radiation or
accident hazards to the populetion or interfere with their reasonable
use of the Jand, The Departmentof the Interior has agreed to the above
delineation of the task; however, ceriain decisions as to the removal of
noncontaminated structures and foliagc remain unresolved at this time,
Interior also requested the AEC and DOD to fund the cleanup costs that
would be incurred in FY 1969, assuming commencement of work in the
current fiscel ycar, Interior edvisec that it had requested an appropriation by Congress for the balance of funds needed to complete the cleanup
task in FY 1970 and to pay for airlift; upon receipt, these funds will be
made available to AEC/DOD ortheir designated agent for this project,
Neither DOD nor AEC have budgeted any funds for this purpose in
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The Atoll, under DOD jurisdiction jn accordance with an
existing Use and Occupancy Agreement with the High Commissioner of
the Trust Territory, has not yet been formally relcased to the Trust
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Territory Government,
The Secretary of Defense has authorized the obligation of not in excess
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