ACSES, EPSTEIN & WISEMAN, as ie “IC. SUITE 1025 IStK STREET NW ‘WASHINGTON, D.C. 2ROOCS _ na A. ae i —— pgs 40a 75 WASHING TON: (202) 638-5630 Jannary !2, 1977 PHIL AOELPHIA: (215) @23-H136 wee NL Energy Research and Development Administration 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW i = > esc Ooi = im = eS 43 — i - Washington, D.C. 20545 el “< Cy. J} Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr. Administrator Dear Dr. Seamans: I know Joe has shared with you our excitement at moving back into documentary production -- and our good fortune to become involved with Hartleben/Stoll Productions. The enclosed press release will fill in any of the details that Joe may have omitted. We're especially pleased that our next project deals with a subject that you may be interested in -- the return of the Enewetakese people to their native atoll, AFTER THE SEA CAUGHTFIRE is not intended to be an investigative documentery. We think the most interesting story here is the story of the Enewetakans them- selves, and of their close ties to their environment. Of course, the atoll itself and its regeneration after ten years as a nuclear proving ground will be explored extensively. The enclosed treatment describes our plan for the film. Dale Hartleben will produce AFTER THE SEA CAUGHTFIRE. tary project since THE MAN WHO SKIED DOWN EVEREST. It's his first documean- That film won last year's Academy Award for Best Feature-lenygiun Documentary. I would like very much to spend a few minutes discussing this project with you, _ Your personal thoughts would provide a unique perspective on the matters with which the film will deal -- and one that I’m sure will prove valuable tous. I'l) call your office to learn whether this will be convenient. In the meantime, please accept my belated best wishes for the New Year. With fond memories of a just-less-than-seasick, just-:more-than-foqgy afternoon off the coast of Marblehead, [ remain vincerely yours, (LA Coad D, Wiseman ry e. wh Wi 35 OD