TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS COMMERCIAL OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER SAIPAN, MARIANA ISLANDS 96950 CABLE ADDRESS HICOTT SAIPAN 14 24% 1971 The ticnacer Honolulu res Office U.5oe ttomic Tnerzy Commission P.O. Box 580 Honolulu, Heweii 96809 BEST COPY AVAILABLE Dear Sir: ‘his is a special inquiry rezerding the radioactive safety of the Peter-Oboe complex of islands in the TVikini itoll. és you mass Know, we ure in the nidst of the reolanting chase of our rencobilitation project imich, accordins to olen, involves only Bikini und -neu Isiends. however, becwsc tne reslenting crews will be Llevving Bikini Atoll within the next few months, we yvoulc like to have them repli ns coconits in the Peter-Oboe couple: if itv is sate to do so. «sorzers woulda hove to sberr on those islends durin jlentine for severcl weeks, bus no neminnent hebitevion would pe involved leter. 18 we need advice from the stormi.c cCnerzy Jountesion 36 eo bhe rel tive cafeu, of our oroceeding inth the replsmting of the reber-Oboe onl ex before June of this resr. Jn carlice’ possible reply will be most ccoreciated. “dtreed ©. Jonnston ‘ . Hugh,Psagsioner SH 44. ey ko, 3-s BT pled Stee Lo “e _ REPOSITORY Daz/ PASO COLLECTION é BOX No. Lge a "ExDAY2 ” “