+. Presiient Cohnson's letter, cited and quoted in the 5 of 1962, Bikini Atell was no longer needed by the United States Tir the maintenance of international peace and security. 22 =n carrying out the integrated, interagency program announced oh 7, cv President connson, the Department of Defense, the Department of” ‘the a oO = bh n H ° te ~ (Db mn te uw 1 o tu Hn 3 a g 's a. {> and the Atomic Energy Commission entered into an agreement on ww uv iJ ' VM ‘co 'te anterior, Tne Department of Defense would assume primary responsi- cllizvy Ter tieanup aspects of the program, inspect cur atoll. including the removal “or “aie A photographic account of that tnapéeiion ge Territory's 2ffice c? Public Information) issue for the curate pagprer of 1363. i A copy of that account is attached as sxntbit ” ee 2 72 this complaint. c+. In February 1969, the Department of Defense and tie Atomic AE commission commenced the cleanup of debris and equipment om Bhkini atcil. 3 Bey ? Av this time agricultural reclamation was temmented with the removal of scrub vegetation and the planting . Except 72 3ikini : ~ Sy for a few infrequent and brief inspection visits| “Ee Sci . eee a few of our readers, none of our community, was