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The preliminary assessment report, however, enabled actions
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to take place on a number of pending items, and it is on these
that I report.
Planting of the Northern Islands
You will recall from my July 3, 1979, progress report, that
planting of the six northern islands of Enewetak

(exclusive

of Engebi Island) had been held up pending the results of
the new soil analysis.

The planting of these six northern

islands was part of the Enewetak Rehabilitation Master Plan.
The Enewetak Rehabilitation Master Plan, as funded by
appropriations through your Committee, called for residence
only on the three southern islands of the Atoll, Enewetak,
Medren, and Japta’n. Coconut and other agricultural planting

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was to confined to the southern islands and certain of the
northern islands.

The people of Enewetak agreed to these

stipulations.
The exposure analyses in the “Preliminary Reassessment Report”
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demonstrated that, under certain assumptions and limitations,

potential situation is outlined in a September 28, 1979,
letter from the Department of Energy to the Director of the .
Office of Territorial Affairs.

A copy of that letter is

enclosed for your information.

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