ACRES4 * 9.8. SOVERNMENT PRINTING GFFICH: (670°843-88 Ea TG. SYMBOL ont tt reer wep MeITIACLS/ we, Bate ————————————— eta. SYMBOL Mr. M. J. Cifrino Office of Assistant General Counsel for Intelligence, Internatfonal and Investigative Programs Department of Defense Washington, D. C. 20301 SeiTiAus) Sia.” DATE BEST COPY AVAILABLE he RTa. SYMBOL eee INITIALS/ 676. Dear Mr. Cifrino: DATE This fs in response to your request made during the meeting of July 16 re long-range plans and costs in the Pacific. en RTGS. SYMEOL inivsaceyela. I must, of course, refer you to Mrs. Clusen'’s letter of June 21, 1979, to Mr. Richard Stone, so that the cost estimates discussed in that letter and in what follows do not assume importance beyond their value. DATE TS RTC. SYMBOL The primary question asked of us was the anticipated cost to the U.S. should the peoples of other atolls be included fn the medical program aa or in the monitoring program. After looking at this in several ways, it appears that the easiest way to estimate this is to compare the additional load with the current base program. iniTiatis/ 810. DATE RTG. SYMBOL Medical If the peoples of additional atolls are to be included in the medical care program approximating the current level of care of the Rongelap eee tIMITIALS/ $16. Se DATE and Utirik people, it is estimated that operational expenses (including ship support) would approximate $750,000 for every 200 persons added to | the program. Population estimates for the most frequently mentioned atolls, and the approximate associated annual cost estimates, based upon | _: IMITIALS/ the above cost factor, follow: Le RTG. SYMBOL : Likiep Wotje Afluk Mejit Enewetak 600 340 430 350 450 persons persons persons persons persons $2.3 $1.3 $1.6 $1.3 $1.7 M M M ™ M (Bikini - included fn the letter of June 21) DOE FORM AD-9 (1277 petrerssess OFFICIAL FILE COPY fe f i SIG. ge en a DATE RTG..2YMBOL ON epee treiTiaLs/ SIG. * —awivee DATE ‘ a ‘ New