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ROGER RAY
ROGER RAY
TO US IN WASHINGTON AND TO ME EARLIER AT ENIWETOK
THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT QUOTE . THE PEOPLE ~- UNQUOTE PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN REHABILITATION PLANNING.
HE FEELS THAT HE HAS A COMMITMENT TO THEM IN
THIS REGARD ANDIAGREE,
HOWEVER I POINTED OUT TO
HIM THAT ZH&K THESE SURVEYS (BOTH OURS AND DOD'S)
ARE INFORMATION GATHERING EXPEDITIONS: OURS TO DEVELOP
TECHNICAL DATA TO PERMIT JUDGEMENTS TO BE MADE AND
DOD'S TO FORM THE BASIS FOR ESTIMATING COST AND TIME
FACTORS FOR A CLEANUP,
I ASSURED HIM THAT WE WERE
NOT ON A REHABILITATION PLANNING EXPEDITION AND THAT
HE WOULD BE KEPT INFORMED,
IALSO ASSURED HIM THAT
IF IN HIS OR THE HICOM'S JUDGEMENT IT WAS NECESSARY
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OR DESIRABLE TO HAVE NATIVE REPRESENTATION WE
,
WOULD ATTEMPT TO ACCOMMODATE IT.
COLEMAN ACCEPTED
THIS ANDI FEEL CONFIDENT WILL NOT PURSUE IT FURTHER
AT THIS TIME.
I TOLD COLEMAN OF THE PRESS RELEASE AND ASSURED HIM
THAT I WOULD MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO HAVE IT IN HIS HANDS
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