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COLLECTION R4.324 “Tominy MGaw Fob #
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ITEMS FOR CSRERAL MANAGER'S FORMATION MEETING
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Staff.of ADC and DeZense Nuclear Azency, IMA, met with Ambassador
'- Franklin willisc=os, the President's personel resresentative for .
Microsesisn Status Uezctiations, ca March 16, i972, to discuss the
rehabliftation of mivetox Atoll. Accsasader willians is nov utuldye
ing the position to be taken ca Enivetcok et the next session of
negotiations sckeculed for April 2, i972. The militery requirement
for the Atoil will te ended this sumer with campietion of the FACS
experizents, a series of hich expicsive tests on islands near tormer
nutlear test sites.
The discussions revolved arcund the ecirrent
condition cf islands ia the Atoll, whet is mow end not kxoen about
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possitie radiolovical prodlerzs, the me-mitude acd cost of clesaup or
the Atoll, the sequence of events required to rehabilitate the atoll,
aad the current ettitide acd likely reaction of the rrivetck people.
The sorreach be(ns corridere? is to ennounce in Avril that UDoiwetcs
is to he reieised aad returned to the former residects without sevtiag
@ time for their return. ALtassador wliliens emi the other ottemees
recesnised that as with Bixlai Atoll, there must ce a c.eanup oF ine
fale:sis of ratwetck incitsins rescovai of coutaminated scrap am ree
plenting cf coconut trees. The cost is exiectm to exceed the cost
for cleanuc of Bikini Atoll wherein 250 and bop each provided y;,W@,CcO
anc [OT 57C0,COO. Asbacsador Williams stated he wlii besin to ine
vestigate tae rrodiea of fladin:; tae necessary Kunis end would 590 a3
high 23 seeded to vet curport. Aiso, he contenp.ates ea mecting vith
the ccivetck -ecop:e at Ujeiany Ato.i im the near future to discucs
with thea actions bein: taken to retion their atol:i and to contain
their assistaace auc cooverction. Beesuse cr the pressures beics
applied by the onivetca beupie, Acoassacor «iliiams ho:es that the
meceszary steps to perform the reciojesiesl eurvey and cieanup of
the atoli can be concresgsed in tine comyered to Bikist where rive
“yeers have passed Lefore the {siants were ready for rcturn of the
people. Sotn ASC and COD can exieect a request to j;articipate in the
survey acd ciesnup activity. IGA would serve as iead agency for the
cleanup operation.
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
"BEST. COPYAVAILABLE —- GEORGE E. KLE
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