—-— ‘eee te nee =_> . —. PAGE 6 RHWNEAAOQOO9 UNCLAS////EYES ONLY//// WILL SHOW THAT 16 MONTHS AGO HE WROTE A LETTER WHICH MY PREDECESSOR SIGNED, URGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COORDINATED APPROACH TO THIS PROBLEMs THAT HE HAS BEEN PERSONALLY AWARE OF THE BROAD IMPLICATIONS OF EVEN SEEMINGLY TRIVIAL ACTIONS. HE HAS ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION POINTED OUT TO ME THE IMPORTANCE OF FULL INTERAGENCY SUPPORT FOR ALL OF OUR ACTIONS. A FEW WEEKS AGO, WHEN THE INTERAGENCY GROUP DEVELOPED A PROPOSED PRESS RELEASE REGARDING THE SURVEY, ROGER HAD THE GOOD SENSE AND THE SENSITIVITY TO ASK THE RIGHT QUESTION AND DETERMINE THAT CARROLL DUNN HAD NOT BEEN CONSULTED. HE WAS THE ONE WHO SUGGESTED THAT I CALL CARROLL, WITH THE RESULT THAT THE PRESS RELEASE WAS REWORKED SO AS NOT FURTHER AGGRAVATE CARROLL’S PROBLEMS IN THE HAWATE COURTS. AND, WHEN THE PRESS RELEASE WAS FINALLY SENT TO ROGER IN HONOLULU WITH INSTRUCTIONS CEMANATING FROM JOHN HARRIS’ OFFICE) TO RELEASE IT TO THE HONOLULU NEWSPAPERS AND WIRE SERVICES, HE WAS AGAIN PERCEPTIVE ENOUGH TO REALIZE THE IMPLICATIONS TO THE TRUST TERRITORY ADMINISTRATION. HE PERSONALLY CLEARED WITH THE DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER A RELEASE WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN SIGNED OFF BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERTOR IN WASHINGTON, RAY HAS UNDOUBTEDLY MADE SOME MISTAKES IN ATTEMPTING TO DEVELOP, FIELD ANDO DIRECT THIS MOST DIFFICULT EFFORT WHICH WAS AUTHORIZED LESS ai - ep ae 2001158 ere ee eo RE RR YE Papeeeeree® we ne ee