CONFL - ela asl radsafe and health sipport, “and reconstruction’aestetance. a : However, it was originally ‘thought that ‘the constructioneffort: . involved would be minor, and OTF SEVEN included bok,4oo for’ he this purpose in their FY 1955 andFY 1956 budgets... Because of this budgeting by JUR SEVEN, AEC haa’never."aneTuaa’funda.for: : this work in its budget. However,| with the passage of “time,‘the! ers buildings on “Rongelap have deteriorated to tie point uhere they* ‘ can no longer be “repaired and the. entire village must be HP ~ ( reconstructed. . 'The cost!of this’“reponstruc ion|and other, ’ 2a this‘problem‘and 3in candinance’with ‘cinoneta.“Sateene,”“we? 4 ae ts, "gett ve pipe a # requested CNO- (the Executive Agent, of che. Joint, chiefsef,Staff) 3 to provide | funds ‘for, the construction ‘on/ Rongelap. Thecw reply. (copy of whieh is attached), states that at no. ‘tine has| the cost of repatriation of the ‘Rongelapese “been considered‘an ; Ys Navy responsibility. In view of this situation AEC will accept. tes pow oe visage the responsibility for funding ‘for the. reconstruction and other.” athe em rehabilitation measures on Rongelap-and Dita wil inake ‘the’: n Bapee $280,000 available ‘out of funds presently available.or budgeted. mS for the Weapons Program. . LED ONS . . _ , : ~. . . eeth an * ¢ ee “8 ch