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Conaissioner Raney
Commissioner Larsen
Commissioner Doub
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General Manager

ENTLE LOR RADIOLGCICAL SURVEY
Jhis remorandum provides information regarding current activiti es on
Eniveton Atoll,
‘these acti vities concern the surveys essential to the
Cleanup, rehabilitation, and resettlement of the atoll in connection
with the announced return of Eniwetok to the Trust Territory of the
Pacific Islands (iTPI).
in April 1947 the United Nations formally desicnated the fo raer Jonanese

Pacifica Mandates Cinisvrstek ineluded) as Trust Tereutori es to be adminadler whe Vaieed So ves.
Upon vritten puri tection io onc Ul...
paler aie wes desienacad a pnucdeuc wentiue sita in Dr aenber 1G47, wlta
the first test series there, SANDSTONE, being conducted an Che spriaiy

of 1946. Trior te SANDS?TONG, the [Tniwetox people, abuut 156 in nuccar,
were moved by the United States to Ujaliang Atoll vhere they still reside,
althoush their number has now increased to about 432.
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Lone GaN), L054 (GAs ihLe
1955 CARDING), and. 195 8 (uae ~
PHASE FF).
dhe luct or 43 tests was an suiy 1055. ALL tests have been Listed wullacly.
Geographic location of the atoll is shown in Figure 1.

Its remoteacss

aeersests inheront cosuly oncrations te cecomplish the necessary surveys
ard sugseguent cleanup.
ieguce 2 identifies the istands of una ateil

und gene ral location uf the aucLear tests conducted.

Ca April 18, 1972, igh Cermissicner Junnasten and Aabassader Vil!
jointly announced the dntention of
the Laited Stnres ta return
Atoll co the YePL subject toa retcution of soma aluor resicua!

Subeeguontly,
the Pesartmant of Interiors (OLLI, Department at
(ON). and ATS detoemived tise @ comprehensive and courdinated
ho survey and aloowm ua Matvecuk Stall ruse he wneortaken co mus
i
pyictanm was Uivided tuto threes
wois|es:
(4) leecre
or Uae bnocedesr Guewey, (23 Cleosep, and @.) 2a

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