ate, panebetatn abd ee ee ee vs ‘ o . ie SIND Eastman ia Ba A i ee ge mbit arabewen wore ee tee + aere ee ee ee a oun eee eye'sBE aa oY er ee Me stepara! eta MEMORANDUM. OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE DIVISICN OF MILITARY APPLICATICN, ATOMIC ENSRGY CUOAMISSION, AND THE DEFENSZ ATCUIC SUPPORT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, ON CLEANUP OF BIKINI ATOLL 1. & August 12, 1968, the President ragqvonted that the Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, and the Secretary of Defense work with the Secretary of the Interior and the High Co.iiusionor of the Trust Territory in planning a comprehensive resettlement provren for Bikini Atoll and aSsist them in carrying it out. 2. 2 The Department of Defense (DOD) and the Atomic Energy Comaission (AEC) have agreed to cooperate with the Desar=trent of Interior in the Cleanup of the Bikini Atoll for the return of the native population. The Cleanup involves the removal of vegetativa cvergrovth, debris, structures and other materials residual from the use of the Atoll for atomic testing ' ‘ which could pose radiation or accident hazards to the population or interefere with their reasonable use of the land, 3. The DOD will manage the cleanup, utilizing the Defense Atonic Support Agency (DASA) including the Joint Task Force EIGHT (JT?P<8) and its existing organizational relationships with the AEC and AEC contractor support. The JCS have designated the Director, DASA to act as Project Manager and have provided him appropriate instructions. The project will provide a unique opportunity for exercising ths readiness capability of JTF-8 in planning and organizing the deployz:ent vf men and equipment to undeveloped islands on short notice, at minimum cemands upon outside - resources, in manner sinilar to that which would ba required in support of the treaty safoguards if nuclear testing were ordered resumed in the environments prohibited by the Limitod Test Buin Treaty.