DEFENSE ATOMIC SUPPORT AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20305 ACI 7 1 ADDRESS prsTo ~y JUL 1969 MEMORANDUM FOR: SUBJECT: THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE SECRETARY OF INTERIOR CHAIRMAN , ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION Second Status Report, Cleanup of Bikini Atoll 1, Reference is made to Director, DASA memorandum of 2 May 1969 to Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Interior and Chairman, AEC, subject: "Status Report, Cleanup of Bikini Atoll," which was the initial status report on the joint DOD-AEC cleanup of Bikini Atoll, covering the situation through end-April, This report covers the status as of 30 June, 2, ; As of 30 June the island work force has increased to 74 men, including 11 Bikini natives who arrived in early June, continuing Funds for the Bikini project into FY 1970 have been provided under the Joint Congressional Continuing Resolution. Fund estimates above the $600,000 provided by DOD and AEC in FY 1969 continue to be $700 ,000, 3, Cleanup work continues to progress satisfactorily, and is estimated to be approximately 50% completed, A significant part of the task consists of control measures for the heavy vegetation which has overgrown prospective agricultural areas, Bulldozers are crushing parallel swaths, normal to the direction of the tradewinds, throughout the overgrown areas, to permit coconut and crop planting while providing protection against wind and storm erosion of the topsoil, (The agricultural plantings are not part of the cleanup task and will be done under supervision of the Department of Interior and the Trust Territory Government,) Originally planned only for the islands of Bikini and Enyu, extension to certain smaller islands is being considered, Work on the windrows on Bikini Island has been completed, : REPOSITORY COLLECTION Doe/ PA S6 Doe/ NV “ ._&