"PAGE 4 RUEBDBAO738 UNCLAS . . OF STATUS NEGOTIATIONS WHICH TOOK PLACE IN HAWAII LAST YEAR. “THERE AMBASSADOR WILLLANS STATED THAT IW REGARD TO...SECURITY RELATED LAND REQUIREMENTS 1 THE MARSH ALLS, THE NEEDFOR RESEARCHAND DEVELOPMENT . ACTIVITIESATKVAJALEIN VOULDWOT DISAPPEARINTHE FORESEEABLE FUTURE." THE STATEMENT ADDED, HOWEVER, THAT AMBASSADOR WILLIAMS FURTHER WOTED THAT “IT HAY SOMEDAY BECOME POSSIBLE YO CONSOLIDATE OUR TESTING ACTIVITIES IN THE PACIFIC AND CORCURRENTLY REDUCE OUT LAND INTERESTS 18 THE MAaRSHALLS." THE ANNOUNCEMENT SAID THAT °7HE STATUS OF ENIWETOK HAS BEER UNDER STUDY BY THE VARIOUS DEPARTHENTS ALD AGENCIES IN THE UNITED STATES GOVERKWENT EVER SINCE THE POSSIBILITY OF RETURWING KIKINI ATOLL was FIRST CONSIDERED, OVER THE YEARS, THE DEPAWTMENT OF DEFENSE HAS BEEN STRIVING TO BRING 17S WORK ON ERLWYETOK. 10 A CLOSE. (NOW) THE UNITED STATES GOVERNNENT HAS IN FACT BEE ABLE TO STRUCTURE ITS RESEARCH PLANS AND PROGRANS I® SUCH A WAY TO PERMIT aW EARLY RETURN OF THE ATOLL TO THE PEOPLE OF EWIWETOX." | HIGH COMMISSIONER JONNSTON TELEPHONED MARSMALLS DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR OSCAR DEBRUM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF THE ATOLL, AND INDICATED THaY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND THE TRUST TERRITORY ADMINISTRATION WILL BEGININMEDIATELY70_VORK:TINTHE, PEOPLE