408360 ZR
July 29, 1968 |
.
ISOGE ARTYES
RG
q
COMMISSION
‘
°
Chairman Seaborg” ©
Commissioner Ramey
Cormisscioner
Tape
.
:
*
‘
Commissioner JOAASOMyyard C- BOWTT
meepeensees Manager
.
ye
Ce Vection 63 o
ap
'Box
Cec ne far ‘/
OX
' +
2
f.
Ala ras
(Polder (aa A Fachadein
eit
_
nee
———
ly
_
,
}
DRAFT WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENT ON BIKINI AND STATEMENT BY
CHATRMAN SEABORG
Attached are copies of a draft memo from Secretary Udall
to the President concerning return of the Bikini Islanders
to their atoll and a draft White Eouse announcement of this
action (fab A).
Also attached is a proposed statement by
Chaixman Seaborg on behalf of the Commission which would be
issued after the White House has announced the decision to
return the Bikinians (Tab B).
The Department of the Interior hopes to transmit the memo-~randum to the President this week.
The draft of the Interior Department memo, the proposed
White House announcefient, and the proposed AEC statement
have been reviewed by the Chairman, and by the Office of
the Assistant General Manager for Research and Development
and the Divisions of Biology and Medicine and Operational
Safety.
CONFIRMTC PE UNCLASSITIED
BY AUTHORITY OF DOL/OC
Signed John A. Farris”
td: Life 0-(0-x
REVIEWED BY
Sey: nts FF
Y
-D
ATE
—
KooG4ess A.
'
3-4-9
“#@’ 9 Division
Attachments:
Tab A
Tab B
cc: H. C. Brown, AGM
R. D. O'Neill, OCR
OFFICE p>
suRNAME»
DATE >
of
Director
:
Public
Information
BEST COPY AVAILABLE
4
S. G. English, ACHRaaa
W. B. McCool, SECYA
Harris,
J. R. Totter, BM
~
E. E. Stokely, PI
~
M. B. Biles, OS
G. Bradshaw, PI
\
|
wneveneeensPIL PAL AGMAGM) DGMLLGM.
[TFQuchard:pa...JHarris
werDfOIG Bo cccliseecvecennnnnony
form AEC-318 (Rev. 0-53)