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Dear Hugh:
YOUR LETTER OF DECEMBER 1,
1978
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Having the benefit of vour thougnts on
the feasibility of carrying a
helicopter aboard Liktanur II was much appreciated.
I concur with
As ro the long range medical program, we are keenly interested to know
its ultimate scope and direction.
vou, I'm sure, will be interested to
Knew that POE plans to neep the MHid-Pacific Marine Laboratory on
Enewetak operating on
a
full
time,
stand alone,
basis
an@ Sehabilitation work is finished (April 1980).
that the runway will remain.
basic arrangement
for both
sureiy must continue at
that
after
the Cleanup
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Given these factors we envision & good
the medicai
atoll
Fer
and environmental
many
years
work
to come.
As
that
you said
in vwour letter, a huge factor in our mutual planning for the future will
be final decisions on Bikini and Erewetak resettiements.
Logistical
Suprert requirements may reasonably be assumed to be ea by-product of
those decisions.
T'd itke to turn now to the DOE Research Vessel] Liktanur II and tts use
in Support of our Pacific programs.
Particularly I want to touch on
the relationships hetween DOE organizations and U. S. Oceanography,
another subject which obviously causes you some concern.
essign a
senior staff member
(Harry Brown)
to embark on
PASO will
the January
voyage of Liktanur II as DOE Representative.
We will make every effort
to insure that this first voyage with U. S. Oceanography is successful
and to that end, Harry will assume administrative responsibility for
the vouvage.
The BNL Party Chief will of course have complete control
of the medical program.
The DOE representative will interface with
U. ©. Oceanography to insure that ail necessary support is provided in
support of the medical program.
Depending on many factors involved in
this mission, DOE may designate a representative to he aboard future
voyaces.
Mr. Brown's assignment to this initial trip on Liktanur If
has been coordinated and concurred in by Mr. Gates, and Mr. Ray in
Nevada, and through Mr. Ray with Dr. Heyzen.
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your recommendations and have already acted upon them.
Should future
DOE program needs dictate the need for a helicopter we will again
review the matter.
However, for now it is in abeyance.
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Dr. Sugh Prat
Breoexhaven National Laboratory
Associated Universities, Inc.
Medical Department
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