Edward B, Giller Assistant General Manager for National Security THRU: 2iejor General Frank A. Cama, USA ASsistant Ganeral Manager for Military Applicatio STATUS REPORT ON EXDVUTOR SUneery Three U, S. Government agencies in particular have been engaged in considering the future disposition of Eniwetok Atoll. These are DOD (ASO/ISA and DNA), Department of the Interior, and AEC. of each are understood to be as follows: i. Ths interests DNA and AFSL have been planning the conduct of a series of hign explosive Pacific Area Cratering Experiments (PACE) on Runit Island tu . Anbassador Franklin Haydn Williams (Department of the Interior) in April 1972 armounced an intention of the U. S. Government to retum the Atoll to the Trust Territory (of the Pacific Islands} by the end of 1973. 3. A&C will provide radielogical cleanup support. 4, ASO/ISA anticipates DOD will conduct cleanup and plans an interagency meeting August 21, 1972, to discuss details. (See attached ASD/ISA merorandun. } Several developments are taking place at the staff level to join the efforts of the respective agencies, Interagency staff meetings have seen held between AEC (Division of Operational Safety) and DNA wherein technical data on contamination has been discussed and reviewed. A UZA sponsored, jointly manned health physics surveillance team is scheduled to visit knivetok for a week beginning July 26 te investigate the feasibility for resuming work on the PACE experiments. An additicnal tean to develop data relating toe cost and time estimates is planned by USA for a week's Stay beximing August 9; however, this does not aonear to ba particularly wall conceived and probably will not provide the cusired information.