for anyone who would like to ask questions.

This is

an opportunity to ask any question that you might have

on your mind.

Now is the time

ask those questions

while the gentlemen from the different agencies are
available.

Russell Walker

,

I wonder, as we previously discussed during the trip,
is there a possibility that a single individual could

be appointed to disseminate all information from the

numerous agencies involved? It would be much easier
if we were able to deal with one individual who could
act as a liaison for the 5 or 6 involved agencies.
I offer that as a suggestion.
Peter T. Coleman

All right, we can discuss that.
It's going to be
difficult to select a single individual unless we
work directly with Mr. Ray. These are different
agencies but perhaps he could be our contact point.
The Trust Territory contact point for information

really is the Department of Interior. The Department
of Interior then has its people contact the various
agencies in Washington.
Perhaps I could respond to that a little bit. There
is right now no single agency that has a total comprehensive responsibility for the future activities here.
But I am sure that we who have some connection with the
Washington scene fee] that it is a very necessary easly
step to be taken.
I think that for the time being, it
is appropriate to say that Peter T. Coleman is the
central location and that for the moment he will have to

Roger Ray

suffer with the fact that he's got to deal with several

agencies. I think that he appreciates that too. We are
all very much interested in seeing a central coordinating effort made very quickly and we have talked
earlier today about taking some steps in that direction.
lease don't think that I am not perfectly willing to
communicate with anybody in this room at anytime, but
I think it would be a sort of diversion from a very
much needed agency level coordination in Washington.
Does that answer your question?
Russell Walker

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Coleman

I think that clarifies the situation. I think it would
be mich more satisfactory if for imstance, that if
Mr. Olsen could write to a single source for information. Am I to understand then that Mr. Coleman will
be our source of contact for the various agencies?
Yes.

That will still leave you free to communicate

with anybody.
I think for the coordination of
information to our office we do have the opportunity
to utilize the Department of Interior people to contact
the various agencies in Washington et anytime.
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