—_—— @ a ACL SS >pP (Ssx S13 | . YAN Ze 197 Access #® 26- | Chairman Schlesinger Commissioner Ramey Commissioner Larson ; s6-/ Alo For PEL FROST FMA me : a Lotc-+/O | pe 1972 — Feb 1978 Comissioner Doub Coumissioner Ray rmJeicerat vesaee/5/ J 2 flav / ENIWETOK RADIOLOGICAL SURVEY This memorandum provides inforaation regarding current activities on Eniwetok Atoll. These activities concern the surveys esseatial to the cleanup, rehabilitation, and resettlement ef the atoll in connectica with the announced return of Eniwetok to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI). In April 1947 the United Nations formally designated the former Japanese Pacific Mandates (Eaiwetok included) es Trust Territeries to be adninistered by the United States. Upon written netification te the U.N., Fniwetok was designated a muclear testing site fin December 1947, with the first test series there, SANDSTONE, being conducted in the spring of 1948. Prior te SANDSTONE, the Eafwetek people, about 136 In number, were moved by the United States to Ujelang Atell where they still reside, although their number has now increased te about 432. Additional test series were conducted in the atoll during the years 1951 (GREENHOUSE), 1952 (IVY), 1954 (CASTLE), 1956 (REDWIDG), end 1958 (HARDTACK - PHASE I). The last of 43 tests was ia July 1958. All tests have been Listed publicly. Geographic location ef the atoll is shown in Figure 1. Its remoteness suggests inherent costly operations to accomplish the necessary surveys and subsequent cleanup. Figure 2 identifies the islands of the mente! COD. and general location ef the nuclear tests conducted. if a On April 18, 1972, High Commissioner Johnston and Ambassador witiions2Ab, jointly announced the intention of the United States to return matverpk? Abe Atoll te the TIPI subject to retention ef some minor residual rights.———— --——~“—~ Subsequently, the Department ef Interior (DOI), Department ef Defense (DOD), and AEC determined thet a comprehensive and coordinated progran to survey and clean up Enivetok Atoll muet be undertaken to make Enivetok habitable. The program was divided imto three phases: (1) Pre-cleanup Radiological and Fogineering Survey, (2) Cleanup, and (3) Rehabilitation WALL -/ OFFICE m foe ee eee we SURNAME ® [oon eee ee fe eee ores!SOOILbY. Form AEC-318 (Rev. 9-53) AECM 0240 wc) went e Trrse ee ene eee ee ecen fecee ea ereee cee ceeee ne) ncn weneeenenernenenerees a GPO ee ofB—-16—1405-1 445-678 _ ee ao cae eeeeee _. " YY _.