The preliminary assessment report, however, enabled actions > 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 of Engebi Island) (exclusive 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 Japtan. Coconut and other agricultural plantine was to confined to the southern islands and certain of the northern islands. The people of Enewétak agreed to these Stipulations. The exposure analyses in the “Preliminary Reassessment Report” demonstrated that, under certain assumptions and limitations, all of the radiation exposure estimates would be below the (THIS U.S. Defls wer Mosress THE I8tvk 4 THE Aceé MAMUTY Ow THE Ny raues Colan ~henTHESE coeonel TABEC, Homwk vee.) exposure guidance and A.E.C. recommendations "A potential situation is outlined in a September 28, The 1979, letter from the Department of Energy to the Director of the Office of Territorial Affairs. enclosed for your information. A copy of that letter is