“+ i UNITED STATES ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION see as omen rt vane te tte wea WASHINGTON, D.C. 20545 wih £5 1975 "ea Senator Olympio T. Borja, Chairman Special Joint Committee Concerning Rongelap and Uticik Atolls Congress of Micronesia . 96950 eotteA: Saipan, Mariana Islands Dear Senator Borja: Thank you for your letter of May 23, 1975, concerning the attitude of the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) toward additional compensation for the people of Rongelap and Utirik. As noted in your letter, recommendations of the Atomic Energy Commission (AKC) relative to this matter were stated in my letter of August 7, 1974, to Mr. Thomas D. Dunmire, Staff Consultant to the Committee on’ Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives. The ‘transition iavolved in the absorption of relevant components of the AEC into the new agency, ERDA, has not affected the agency policy in this regard, JI can, therefore,. reiterate the views expressed in my letter of August: 7. T share your wish + to con fines the excellent working relationship that _we have enjoyed in the pas Sincerely, Prndetst WpAnidann anes L. Liverman Assistant Administrator ‘or Environment and Safety e Ort Oy, a Qe Ce go AAhee eeee ate Ee eri a EE ee ae ete em me a , -‘ 2 * tie ee 40 Lo 4)