The preliminary assessment report, however, enabled actions to take place on a number of pending items, and it is on these that I report. Planting of the Northern Islands You will recall from my July 3, 1979, progress report, that planting of the six northern islands of Enewetak (exclusive of Engebi Island) had been held up pending the results of the new soil analysis. The planting of these six northern islands was part of the Enewetak Rehabilitation Master Plan. The Enewetak Rehabilitation Master Plan, as funded by appropriations through your Committee, called for residence only on the three southern islands of the Atoll, Enewetak, Medren, and Japtan. Coconut and other agricultural planting was to confined to the southern islands and certain of the northern islands. The people of Enewétak agreed to these Stipulations. The exposure analyses in the “Preliminary Reassessment Report" Gemonstrated that, under certain assumptions and limitations, all of the radiation exposure estimates would be below the (ToHsd Roks wer Mooeess THE satud OF THE NECEAAITY . ow THe wets MELor cofan HAONTHESE soeouvT TABECS, HowEk VEL, } U.S. exposure guidance and A.E.C. recommendations. | The potential situation is outlined in a September 28, 1979, tneatt A letter from the Department of Energy to the Director of the Office of Territorial Affairs. enclosed for your information. A copy of that letter is