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“The Committee agreed to a one time authorization of
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$20 million to accomplish the cleanup.

The Department

is charged to accomplish the cleanup within that amount
using every possible economy measure.

The Committee

the
insists that radiation standards established by
Energy Research and Development Agency be met before
any resettlement be accomplished.”
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Mitchell, then
In hearings that gave rise4 that report, Mr.
as now,counsel for the people of Enewetak, supported the
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above result, at hearings of May 7, 1975 on H.R.
and
before the Subcommittee on Military Installations
Facilities

(pa9e 162 - 165)’ ‘tated:

11 . . . . ERDA has been, I think wisely conservative in
the standards that they have set.
So that the ultimate objective, the premise of the clean.
up

programl is that when it is done, there w1ll not be

for the entire atoll.
_ a danger~ a risk, for these people~

.***

I don’t want these people to be endangered

at all.

.***

No danger to the people.”

Similarly, when the Department of Interior’s request
rehabilitation

and resettlement

tion before your Subcommittee

for

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funds was under considera-

on March 17, 1977, there was

.

..r,

,

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