that .the subject should be reserved for the interagency meeting. The AEC is seeking to fund the October-December radiological field survey and evaluation of samples at a cost of approximately $500,000 while DNA plans to fund certain logistics support to this radiological survey as well as the preliminary engineering survey at a cost of about $150,000. e. General Plan. (1) The more detailed radiological survey of the atoll islands is scheduled to begin sometime in late September or October when fhe AEC 2 research ship, PALUMBO., arrives on station. AEC ,& initiate this sv/rmvey and DNA will furnish transportation and make other base support available from the PACE augmentation to normal Eniwetok assets. (2) The more detailed engineering survey should be made concurrently in order to support the radiolcgical survey as well as take advantage of the information on radioactive debris as it is gathered. The PACE activities are scheduled to be phased down during the period 26 September - 5 December 1972, awaiting comments on the final environmental impact state- ment. Thus there should be little competition between PACE and this combined survey for boats and other logistics support. DNA plans to make $150,000 available for supporting this survey and plans to seek the assistance of the Pacific Ocean Division (POD) , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for performing its engineer- ing phase. There is an Area Office of the POD located at Kwaja lein, 389 miles from Eniwetok. a? alge (3) Only after a more detailed survey such as this and 2A? Gan it be determined whether some of the islands can be made safe and whether the lagoon marine life is sufficiently free of contamination to support the returning Eniwetokese. Also, at this time, it is not certain that the cleanup of Runit Island is economically feasible. If not, it may be necessary for safety reasons to retain it under a use agreement with the TTPI in order to control entry into this hazardous areas. (4) Upon determination that return of the native population is feasible, the actual cleanup can begin. There should be sufficient.data analyzed by January or February 1973° to determine thefbeet of contamination yen—the—food_chainafter whichthe_cperetren—cauld-proveed-withthe-cheanup. Conceptua lly, it is agreed that cleanup shovld begin on the least contaminated islands in the South and.continue counter clockwise around the atoll chain, returning to those islands being used for PACE