PRIORITY TEN? “$6817 PAGE O04 038 0817 PAGE SIX RUEPDBA0209 UNCLAS 7. AS DOD PROJECT MANAGER FOR ENEWETAK OPERATION? CIRECTOR» ONAr TAKES FOLLOWING GENEPAL POSITION ON NEW DOE REQUEST FOR SUPPORT: A. ALL ASPECTS OF RADIOLOGICAL SURVEYS ARE RESPONSIBILITY OF DOE. Be NOTWITHSTANDING ABOVE» DOD WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SUPPORT To NEW DCE SURVEY REQUIREMENT. Ce. THIS SUPPORT WILL NECESSARILY BE CONSTRAINED BY FOUR FACTORS: (1) DOD CLEANUP REQUIREMENTS MUST TAKE FIRST PRIORITY? (2) BOD SUPPORT WILL BE LIMITED Tp ASSETS NOW ON ATOLL OR PROGRAMMED TO BE ON ATOLL? (Se AGREED AND PUBLISHED DEMOBILIZATION SCHEDULE WILL BE.. ADHEREQ.TO? AND (4) PLANNED PROJECT COMPLETION DATE (15 APR 1980) WILL RE MET. De IN CONTINUATION OF PAST SPIRIT OF INTERDEPARTMENT COOPERATION? WHICH HAS BEEN HALLMARK OF PROJECT (AND WHICH HAS BEFN A MAJOR REASON FOR SUCCESS TO DATE) + DOD WILL CONSIDER=-ON CASE BY CASE BASIS==REQUESTS FOR MINOR EXCEPTIONS TO Ce(2) AND C.(3) ABOVE. THAT PAGE SEVEN RUEEDBAD209 UNCLAS 1S» IN SPECIFIC CASES WHERE JNADEQUATE SUPPORT EXISTS-+ AND WHERE PERSUASIVE CASE CAN RE MADE THAT DOD CAN PROVIDE NEEDED RESOURCE MARKEDLY MORE EFFICIFNTLY THAN DOEr DOM KILL CONSIDER SENDING MINOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES To ATOLL (ITEM C.(2))+ OR EXTENDING RESOURCES ON ATOLL FOR BRIEF PERIOD PAST SCHEDULED DEMORILIZATION DATE CITEM C.(3)). EXCEPTIONS TO ITEMS C,(1) AND C.(4) WILL NOT BE MADE. E. DOOD PROVISION OF ANY ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO DOE UNDER PaRAS Be. OR De ABOVE WILL NOT ALTER UNDERLYING RESPONSIBILITY OF DOE FOR ALL ASPECTS OF RADIOLOGICAL SURVEYS, Fe NEw SUPVEY SHOULD GIVE FIPST PRIORITY TO THOSE NORTHEASTERN ISLANDS NIRECTLY AFFECTED BY PENDING GOEYAe PRIOPITY SUSDUPE