poe/ PASO REPOSITORY COLLECTION BOX No. FOLDER bceea Al DOELWV L228,"ERDA *3" H1EO, QA. COW tO ee THE pr (198 June 6, 1963 HOA WKS <9 36 Mr. Donald &. Tinda:, Attorney Generai United States Department of Interior BEST COPY AVAILABLE Trust Territory of the Pacific Isiands Office of The High Counissioner Saipan, Mariana Islands Subject: LEASE AGSEEMENTS YOR UTIRIX AND RONCELAP SITES Dear Mr. Tindais I have received your letter dated May 24, 1968 in connection with the status of the leases of the above subject and I an indeed very sorry to hear that the execution of the lease agreenents is not proceeding as well as anticipated. Ae you may know, the subject sites have bees utilized as places to conduct the ARC medical exaatnations of certain Marshallese natives. These exeninations have been going on for the pacer 14 yeare and it is expected they will continue for someting to come. These limited facilities on both Rongelap and Ucirik are consid- lbb1 Sos ered necessary in continuing the medical surveys and it is most desirable to have leases allowing the use of the sites and to provide a aathed to pay for the use of the areas on which the Facilities ara located, We here fa Honolulu ere alse handicapped by being # considerable distence from Majuro and act receiving our inforastion first hand. It hee been my understanding that the relationship between the ARC end the Rongelepese was in good standing for contiauance of the annual surveys. It came as a surprise that thie relationship had deteriorated to the polat you indiceted in your letter. Hopefully, these feelings as expressed to the DiatrictAdministrator by Senator Kabua are somewhat enlarged < and can be* ppeusged. eX ‘ . © a way eee, oA & TO MANAGER |YSief08| 6eye/es|6/e/es|6/6/68|| Form AEC.“TR (Rev, gt 9 3) 11.5 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE "3%. © 2t4 6.9