CAB
NOV 16 4373
it, General Warren D. Johnson, USAF
Director, Defense Huclear Agency
Washington, D.C.
26305
Dear General Johnson:
| belleve that your letter of September 27, 1973, concerning
cleanup operations at Enewetak Atoll outlined an under-
standing of responsibilities In agreement with sine with
respect to the need for close coupling between "'radtalogical
control’ and direct cleanup operations.
| further believe
that, to achleve this close coupling, radtological control
should be budgeted and managed by DNA which will have overall responslbility for cleanup. Pecent staff discussions
on this matter prompted by the Office of Management and
Budget (0H2) memorandum of October 18, 1973, providing
fiscal guidance for the Enewetak cleanup and rehabilitation,
have revealed the need to clarify terminology and to reaffirna
our earlier understanding regarding funding ressonsfbitities.
This ts particularly ftmportant since the AEC has not budceted
any funds for radiological control.
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We fully concur with the OMB guidance and believe ft fs not
subject to misunderstanding when viewed In the context of the
delfneation of asency responsibilities Jotntly agreed to at
tha September 7, 1972, Interagency HKeeting on the Rehabilitation
and Cleanup of Enewetak Atoll (Enclosure 1) and In the context
of the definitions for "radiological control" and “radiological
monitoring’ contained in Enclosure 2. Unfortunately, these
terms seem to have been used [nterchangeably In the past.
Enclosure 3 lists examples of the kinds of things we expect
to accomplish under the category cf radiological monftoring.
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