- * - .+ ee ee ake 7 - ees “ ee ne ee a a ee J-3 MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD Admiral Mustin stated he felt the representatives should be present and s not tripping around the world (Jack Tobin). The detailed category of work to be done by DASA and shown to DI must be meaningful from TTPI oe point of view. It is real urgent to get and keep their agent fl.site full time. Admiral Mustin indicated Mrs._Farhington is is not sure that DOD and AEC havereally.discharged their dutiesin full. We mustknowwhat Se “ ¢ > a they (TTPL)want and bywhen.The native desires must gothroughtheir channels”Tagent- High Commissioner-DI. 2. The question of equipment was brought up by Admiral Mustin. He feels that any equipment to be provided TTPI would come from what is already in place at Bikini. We need a list of what they need by type and number. This should be arrived at by mutual understanding and agreement. The questions of trained operators and maintenance personnel has not been addressed. Does TTPI have the trained personnel to operate and maintain wh Wad anything that may be left. Adm. Mustin did not think Mr. Bonnet"aware OP of this problem and impact|that_now facesus, In summary Adm. Mustin nb Tien ees stated the project aim was to improve the quality of getting the natives back and turning over to them if needed, all the DOD equipment at no een cost. This would not include such items as the Porta-camp units and perhaps a few others. Prior to any final decision on turning over our equipment to TTPI consideration of what such transfer would do to degrade readiness is essential and crutial. Finally without knowing TTPI requirements and desires, we cannot fulfill this obligation. 3. Clean-up Status - Present status indicates our phase of Clean-up on Bikini could be finished by 1 September 1969, plus a two week rollup. The initial agreement with TTPI (Mr. LAéw) is now history and was basis for our ‘weschedule to date. Mr.Johnston may have other views and if so he should express them clearly“andquicklysotk ‘thattaiternative _terminationdates maybe”formulated.We<can't lose sightofwork|being done by DASA and the AEC within the ‘budget limitations-all based on the initial, agreed to concept of the Clean-up requirements. 4. Admiral Mustin indicated that he was having problems with the shoes clerk level of OSD/PA people concerning the press vistts to Bikini, now scheduled for July 69. He said that if problems persist, the trips may 505: 1g