United States Departmentof the Eee Se : Dear ftir. 411718 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C. 202490 Doolin: This is in reference to the letter of Ausust 4, 1972, sent to Assistant Secretary G Warren Nutter by Assistant secret ary of interior Harris on Loesen on the suoject-.or Enitvet Atoll renacilitatie n. As that letter indicated, We locke “forward cto working with tne Devartment or Defense = tol ana the on the cleanup and renabilitati on of Enive eventual return of her peooie. Although tne return of Eniwetok Atoll to the Trust Terri-_ tory Administration Will not take place until tne end of 1973, planning for-the necessary cleanup and rehabilitation | programs should be initiated as soon as possible. The success of these brosrams will depend on interagency co- ordination and I cvelieve it essential that we call a high level interagency meeting to develop overall planning, to assign administrative resconsibdilities, to identify Funding responsibilities, and to outline 2 general plan of work for the various agencies which will be involved. . fccordingly, I am vroposing to call ieeting toa be held in my office at the Interior ° Department on Septemoer 7, 1972, at 2 p.m. ALI of the agencies, now involved or who have peen involved with past projects on “Eniwetok, ara belns invited oy cooy of this ietter. Also in attengence ° WiLL be Deputy Hish Commissioner Peter T. Coleman who headea an interagency team whicn made an inspection visit to Eniwretok last nay: [sel bis-shtendancewillbe valuable for background ourposes. <A detailed ee report of the inspection trip hes been issued and conies will be made evaileole to all asency representatives prior to the September 7, 1972 meeting | + am inviting ton lavel penresentatives from the 4.E.C.: MA DNA FON):5 gOS; TOW. fananntd RS a ; (GOD) General Carvarcard Counsel (rAAn? (DOD); Sir Force, avy, (OD); SAXTZC (AF); ATSD (AE); ASD (HE); ASD army \eompevelier}; ° ASD (END); BDRE; OSH; OMB; as well 4s Soeart Drom tnberior. Tes woulda te asoreciated if you er & sinior official from youe office could attend the coi} OO | Honcraole same Schlasinser LENE EES 2 SESE REE BEST COPY AVAILABLE REPosiToRY 08 thstecg Divisron , oo courection 252Tomes} Picrey Too - BOX Ne. ~