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ERDA's SUGGESTED RESPONSE AND/OR COMMENTS (Continued)
to be received.

A copy of the Ad Hoc Committee's report

(and accompanying press release) is enclosed as Enclosure 3.
In view of the press release, we're in no shape to nit-pik,
but the record should be kept straight.

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Deny commencement of "a major federal program."

Letter

speaks for itself.

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Admit.

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We deny the existence of an "integrated, interagency program.'

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We admit that the primary responsibilities of the three
agencies have been accurately set forth.

We deny, however,

that the agencies "entered into an agreement’ if that phrase
Is Intended to describe a written agreement.

(AEC has,

In correspondence with Micronesian Legal Services, used the
phrase ''made an agreement.''

See Enclosure 5, letter to

Barry, at 4.)

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Admit.

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Admit.

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Defer to DOI.

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Defer to DOI.

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Defer to DOI.

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Deny.

DOE ARCHIVES

Actual recommendation is set forth in paragraph 2f

of Ad Hoc Committee report (Enclosure 3).

Note that it

recommended soil removal for pandanus only, not "crop trees,"
and did not recommend soil replacement at all.

ERDA lacks

knowledge as to whether the recommendation was followed.

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