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Mr. Carlson
CDR Wolff
Major Fava
Major Cotner
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Mr. Little
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SECTION 1 OF 2
SINCE MARCH OF 1972, THE NEVADA OPERATIONS OFFICE HAS HAD
INCREASING COMMITMENT TO AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACTIONS PERTAINING
TO THE PROJECTED RETURN OF ENIWETOK = FIRST TO THE TRUST
TERRITORY ADMINISTRATION AND LATER TO THE ENIWETOK PEOPLE
THEMSELVES. BECAUSE OF THE REMOTE LOCATION, THE EXTREMELY COMPL
AND SENSITEVE POLITICAL SITUATION, ANO THE NECESSITY FOR TIMELY
AND DECISIVE ACTION, THE MANAGER, NV HAS NPUND IT NECESSARY
TO PLACE HEAVY PER SONAL RELIANCE UPON THE ASSISTANT MANAGER FOR
OPERATIONS, UNDER WHOSE COGNIZANCE ALL OF NV°S ACTIONS HAVE
TAKEN PLACE. MUCH OF THE TIME THAT ASSISTANT MANAGER, ROGER RAY,
HAS FOUND {IT NECESSARY TO ACT UNDER A BROAD CHARTER OF AUTHORITY
WITHOUT THE SUPPORT WHICH WOULD NORMALLY BE PROVIDED BY
CONVENTIONAL STAFFING$ ALTHOUGH, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, ft HAVE
FOUND HIS JUDGMENTS TO BE SOUND AND FULLY WARRANTED BY THE
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