level of radioactivity, if any, contained in the abandoned vessels is not known, 3.Major General A. W, Oberbeck, Commander, JTF-8 has recently sent a letter to DASA stating JTF-8 had no further requirements for the weather/Rad-Safe lease sites on the islands mentioned in your twx, It is not known at this time what further need DASA may have. Further inquiry concerning this subject should be directed to Headquarters, DASA." It was noted in an article in the New Yorker that the 166 natives of Bikini received $25, 000 in cash and $300, 000 trust fund, which provides a $10,000 per year income. We do not know if this was an outright purchase of the Island or if the natives still retain some rights.