"| REHABILITATION PLANS. = 4a. The Division of Winitary Applicationhas had plans prepared for the reconstruction and ‘rehabilitation of“hories= av 2 ie vad and facilities on Rongelap. These plans have been incorporated. , * dn Set . Deteaptetase te ity BS “~ into a comprehensive program, for. the return of the._Rongelap - people to their home Atoll vhich will be implemented if ‘the -eos decision is made to return ‘them at this times Tt. is estimatedbo os oe that the Rongelap people will’ be resettled approximately tive: * one months after, the, start. of this “prégrame‘The,ien Commissioner. ia ~ - of the Trust Territories of ‘the Pacific Jsianas,the Commander. et in Chief, ‘U. Ss. " Packfic Fleet (to.whom,‘the|‘hier|of Navan. aT SS 4 Operations and the. Conmander,in Chief‘pacts i we “es bility for this matter),‘the! Commander’ JTF ‘SEVEN, and“he Division of Military Application have approved this - program, , The cost of the program is estimated at approximately $575,000. oat of this amount the Department, of Defense, is contributing,about: Oe $295, 000 in the form of ‘rental of an ‘Ist to support, ine! overation for the duration of the project and “for:Subsisterice ee AS support of the Rongelap people for one year after ‘their return to Rongelap. The remaining $280,000 for re-construction_ of the village at Rongelap, rehabilitation of facilities there, and “emergency radio equipment, will be provided by AEC. 2. In 1654 CINCPAC requested that he be assigned vorimary responsibility for the rehabilitation of the Rongelap people with AEC assistance. -, Although it was never made ‘lear ‘what,the a, - —". Fae a extent of this assistance was. bo> be ‘the Viewpoint r; . te + ‘ wv. ret. et ~ * apo te - se 1 16 Zz a 462% wae wos Tee, ioe . ~7 eat ae 7appendix npn - Degartmert ef Ererey Ht 2 tt ‘oe, 17 c - Uhe v = <tf e we FS