réG® FIVE RUHGSAA4S99 CLAS AOE 1. CONSULTED AT EVERY STEP ALOSG THE WAY IN THE REKASILITATION PROGRAM, DISTAD DEBRUM SAID THAT HE WAS DEEPLY GRATEFLL TO TRE HIGH CoOMm~ PITSSTONER AND AMBASSADOR SILLIANS FOR THEIR LONG AND RARD EFFORTS TO EXPSDITE THE RETURN OF TRE ATOLL TO THE PEOPLE. HE SAID HE LOOKED “FORWARD TO MEETING WITH DEPUTY HICOM COLEMAN LATER IN THe WEEK AND TO SEGISNING THE PLANNING FOR THE REVERSION OF ENIWETOK TO THe TRUST TERRITORY SO THAT THE REHKASILITATION PROGRAM COULD GET UNDERWAY. ACCORDING TO THE JOINT ACNOUNCEMENT RELEASED TUESDAY, IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE SA“Z TYPE OF SURVEY, CLEANUP AND REHAB ILITATION PROCEDURES THAT HAVE BEEN USED AT BIKINI. "AS AN INITIAL STEP, The ANNOUNCEMENT SAID, “THE U.S. PLANS TO COMMENCe THE SURVEY OF THe ATCLL PROSASLY LATE THIS SUMMER, THE CLEANUP AND REHABILITA~ . TION OF THE THREE ISLANDS---PARRY, JAPTAN AND ANTYAANIIi-e-IN THE . SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE ATOLL, WILL RECEIVE FIRST PRIORITY." PRIGR TO THE RETURN OF EXINVETOK TO TRUST TERRITORY JURISDICTION BY THE END OF 1973, THE ANNOUNCEMENT SAID, “TKE UNITED STATES IS COMPLETING SOME RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TESTING ON THE ATOLL WHICH WILL WOT INVOLVE NUCLEAR DETONATIOUS OF ANY TYPE. TRESE TESTS WILL IN NO WAY INTERFERE WITH AN EARLY COMMENCEMENT OF THE REHABILITATION PROCESS AND WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1973.". PARTIAL DOCUMENT - PAGr DE RUHGSAA4593 UNCLAS (SP=CTAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN APPOINTED) . SAIPAN, APRIL 18, CNS)---MARIANSS SENATOR OLYMPIO T. BORJA HAS REE’ APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF THE SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE CONCERNING RONGELAP AND UTIRIK ATOLLS. OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE RERESENTATIVE HANS WILLIANDER OF TRUK AND REPRESENTATIVE TIMOTHY OLKERIIL OF PALAU. TREE SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE CONCERNING RONGELAP AND UTIRIK: WAS CREATED UNDER PUBLIC LAW 4C=35, WHICH AUTOMATICALLY BECAME LAW MARCH 26. Ine Gomillia® 15 CHARGED WITH THE, R=ESPONSISILITY TO TNVeSlIGATE THE EFFECTS OF IRRADIATION ON THE PEOPLE OF RONGELAP AND UTIRIK ATOLLS AND WILL ATTEMPT TO SECURE ANY AND ALL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE POSSIBLE FOR IT IS ALSO CHARGED WITH THE RESTHE PEOPLE OF THE AFFECTED ATOLLS. POUSISILITY FOR OSTAINING COMPENSATION FOR THE PEOPLE OF RONGELAP AND UTIRIX FOR THE INJURIES WHICH THEY SUFFERED DUE TO EXPOSURE TO IRRADIATION, . ACCORDING TO SENATOR BORJA, THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE HAS BEGUN INITIAL ITARINGS INTO THE RONGELAP AND UTIRIK SITUAFION ON SAIPAN. ON MONDAY THE COMMITTEE CALLED ON DR. WILLIAM PECK, TI HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTOR, AND DR. HAYAKAWA OF JAPAN FOR SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE OVERALL SITUATION OF THE AFFECTED PEOPLE. .. : BEST COPYAVAILABLE: ee | NNNN | , REPOSITORY DeEe/PAse COLLECTION ———7 BOXNO FOLDER Me pO / De Jw ~ Le22P, “Exrge3 “B70. MEO, DR. COnMAD —-24-ZHL4 /2f /972.. f | - a