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NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE SANE TYPE OF SURVEY, CLEANUP AND REHABILITATION PROCEDURES THAT HAVE BEEN USED AT BIKINI. "AS AN INITIAL

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STEP, THE ANNOURCEWENT SAID, “THE U.S. PLANS TO COMMENCE THE SURVEY
OF THE ATOLL PROBABLY LATE THIS SUSMER. THE CLEANUP ARDBEHABILITATION OFTHETHREEISLANDS---PARRY. JAPTANAND ANIYAANLI---IN THE
SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE ATOLL, Pou fECENYS, RSTPHONE TES
PRIOR TO THE RETURN OF EWXIWETOK TO TRUST

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BY TRE END OF 1973, THE ANNOUNCEMENT SAID, “THE UNTTED STATES IS
COMPLETING SOME RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TESTING ON THE ATOLL WHICH
WILL HOT INVOLVE NUCLEAR DETONATISES OF ANY TYPE, THESE TESTS WIL
IN NO WAY INTERFERE WITH Af EARLY COMMENCEMENT OF THE RENABILITATION
1973."

(SPECIAL COMMITTEE CHALRGAR APPOTRTED)

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SAIPAN, APRIL 18, (HNS)=--MARIANAS SENATOR OLYMPIO T. BORJA HAS
BEEN APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF THE SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE CONCERNING
RONGELAP AND UTIRIK ATOLLS. CTHER MEMBERS GF THE COMMITTEE ARE RE-PRESENTATIVE HANS WILLIARDER OF Thuy AND REPRESENTATIVE TIMOTHY
OLKERIIL OF PALAU.
THESPECIALJOLNTCONMATYERCOLCERMING RONGELAP_ARD.UTIRIK was
CREATED UNDER PUBLIC LAY 40-33, WICH AUTOMATICALLY BECAHE LAW MARCH

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