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EEMORANDUM FOR THE CHATRUAN, TITTERAGENCY GROUP BOR MICROWESIAN POLITICAL
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SUBJECT:
Early Release of Enivetok (v)
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aad rc Williams concerning Tesar trent of Defense long-term land
equirenents. in the TIP.
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fne reference established future U.S. Military land requirements in the
PPI and specified that, by 1975, Fniwetok Atoll (in the Marshall Isllanés )
could be returned to the Mershailese.
As requested by your office, a review was conaucted concerning the possibile
release of Eniwetok at an earlier Gate, with a view toward using such a
relegse as a negotiating go lever with the Micronesians. This revicw nas
eontirned the following ..
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~ The islets in the northern half af the atoll have been Gevee by nuclear weapons tes
hile some larger islets in the
outh have been leveled for base supvort encechnical sack ities.
Cocomut palms, the primary vesetati
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vivai and income, are either non-ex
Contazination, both chemical and rad
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islets is still considered hazardous for tong~ ternhabitation.
All islets may require extensive and loric-term external support
(primarily water and food) to sumport huzen life. “Extensive
cheamup of islets, both from a contamination and debria stand- |
as one at Bikini}, will be required prior to a ny
ettlenent of the avoll.
~ Projected Future Uses. The following future uses for Enivweton
@s @ research and develomsent and scientific test support location
have been identified.
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-~ Project HAVE COFFEE (was SZNICR GIRL), a satellite detection
test program by the Air Force Avionics Laboratory, occasfionally
uses Enivetok as a staging base for ite electronically equipped
pues
test aircraft. The project has an expected duration
This effort is conducted by the University of
nd will no doubt continue indefinitely.
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