Wadd ; 2” cae a a BOX Ne. Bike raatlpae FOLBE® GTLai ‘$er_ 10534 OCT 16 1967 The Honorable William fF. Hornoad High Comissionar, Trust Territery of th {fic Jeland vaipan, vaclena Islands 96950 BEST COPY AVAILABLE Dear bir. Rorwoods Than you for the copy of your letter dated September 29, 1967, addressed to CIGOL ©. D. Halters, Jr., Vandenberg Air Force Hoce, Lallfornis, concerning the Une and Occupancy Agreesents for Bi. ini and Eniweto: “tolle. . The sriginele of both of these Agreensyts were forwarded ta the Commander, .ir Force ‘ester Test Range, Vendenberg AFB by letter fros this Commend deted (<ctober 3, 1967. 4 copy of Riles letter is attechad aq encicsure (1). It will be noted thet peragreph 4. of enclosure (1) states thzt the next review of the need for the tao Atolle is scheduled for Ame 197. It is realized that thie statement is in conflict eith the recordp—— of your Office. --——— However, by letter dated Novenber 3, 1964 (copy attached ss enclosure _ (2}), the High Corvaissioner requested a list of arees in the Trust po Territory which records of thie Comuand show to be military retention areas. By reply thereto dated January 15, 1965 (copy attached as enclosure (3)) this Command Listed 27 Agreeaente and 2 Asaignments of OUsyear leases as wilitery retention sresa. Two other Agreanents covering lands on the Islands of Enalwetay. and Ennugarrett, Kwajalein Atoll, dated May 2G, 1963 and June 24, 1963, respectively, axe due for 06 initial review during Ame 1968. a It had been assuned that action reflected by enclosures (2) and (3) provided the joint five year review of the continuing need for use of the islands covered by the Agreenente and lesse assignvente. Your concurrence with this aeeaueption is requested. A letter to that effect will be considered eufficlent docunentation of the continuance of the «greemeants and lense assignaents. Very truly yours, Enels (1) COPACDIV itrser 10091 _ of 3 Set 1967 14n0-0P 0-66 (2) HICMTEXPACIS Itr of 3 Nov 1964 (7} Cyd COTY ltr ser 246 -£ YN Jan LuGd ' W. M. HEAMAN Rear Admira) Civil Engineer Corps Us- Se Navy P Commander " | | Gopy 0: w/encls (2) & (3) AFWIR Vandenberg AFB DIV ENGR PO DIV HONG 4a 4 “4 4s . oft