mo . | _ nerositony ONGC) COLLECTION Doz/’Lise QELe “VvUV BOX No. 4 BF, “Geog #3" | 6/b6- MEd Dr. rex PAGE 3 RUEBDBAO738 URCLAS | : ee b. AMEMBASSY CANBERRA/COMTWELVE/HICOMRY OKINAWA NOT ADDEES PASS INFO CANBERRA FOR POL SECTION CONTWELVE FOR AMBASSADOR WILLIAMS USCAR FOR TIPI-LNO SECSTATE PASS TO DEPT INT/SEC INT/DASTA/OSN. (ENIWETOK RETURN) | SAIPAN, APRIL18, (KiNS)---HIGH COMMISSIONER Eowanp E, JONNSON AND US. ANBASSADOR FRANKLIN HAYDN WILLIAMS HAVE ISSUEDA JOINT ANNOUNCENENT. INDICATING THAT THE UNITED. STATES GOVERNMENT 1S..PREPARED.TO_ scumguiweron.aroun10°THe TRUST TERRITORY AT THE END_OF.1973. ENIWETOK ATOLL 18 ONE OF THE AREAS GF THE MARSHALL ISLARDS DISTRICT MERE THE UBLTED STATES HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN DEFENSE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS SINCE 1946, THE PEOPLE OF THE ATOLL WERE RELOCATED TO OTHER ISLANDS IN THE MARSHALLS, AND HAVE RECENTLY ARNOUNCED THEIR INTENTION TO RETURN TO THEIR HOME ISLANDS BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. oo IN THE STATEMENT ISSUED TUESDAY (APRIL 18), HIGH COMMISSIONER “JOHNSTON AND AMBASSADOR WILLIAMS SAID THAT FUTURE MICRONESIAN LAND NEEDS OF THE DEPARTWENT OF DEFENSE WERE SET FORTH IN THE THIRD ROUND e BEST COPY AVAILABLE