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~WELEPHONE MAIN
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Houne Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Doar Lloyd:
‘Dr. Edvard 5. Hold of tho University of Washington hao returned|
fron his intest ourvey trip to Bikini withseme inforration that,
if that ate! could slovw: cows tho program to return the peepie
to that atoll.
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he said hoe heard ths oars story both on Biking and in s
Honolulu.
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Driofly, these are hic pointss
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Inforior oquipmont is boing used in tho ateil cleanup. ,
boing coordinated by the Dofenso Atemic Supply Agonecy —
(DASA).
Landing craft boing used for acrooo-tho-lagoen —
transportation aro in such bed condition that the Navy
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crows are unablo to keop then eporating, despite all-eut
offorta by the crowmon thensolvoo.
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pr. Hold said ths Navy orew worked all night: te got the.
ongina onoratirg on one of the boats, only to havo tho
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ctcoring mochanion break dewn a fow beat-lonsths from the |
dock.
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As a rosult of the continual breakdowns, Dr. Haldta3): ~
parsy ras unablo to visit como inlands along the atell'o.
wootorn rin.
Consoquintly
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ono nomber of the surveytean a Wma
will have to roturn tO Bilcina later te visit these.ABdandoe eS
Dr. Hold said construction equipment furnished by: DASA te. oe
Holmes & Narvor, tho contractor, is in such poorcondition ote
that work hao been alowed down.
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Duo to lack of Arny cooporation, the Bikini progres “be
boing supported out of Hickon Fiold rathor than nearby
Kwjaioin.
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The ctory that Dr. Hold picked up fron. personnol . ee
on Bikind tao that DASA hed approached Kwajaloin. directly
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for. cooporation--and was premised full cooperation.© However, °°
orders
later camo from Redstone Arsonal, Alabama, that
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Kvajaloin support be oxtonded only for emorgencios., Dr. Héld ~
vas told that individuals at fwajaloin etill de allthey €an
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but on an "under‘the table" BADE. es
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