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However, it was originally ‘thought that ‘the constructioneffort: .
involved would be minor, and OTF SEVEN included bok,4oo for’ he
this purpose in their FY 1955 andFY 1956 budgets... Because of
this budgeting by JUR SEVEN, AEC haa’never."aneTuaa’funda.for: :
this work in its budget.
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buildings on “Rongelap have deteriorated to tie point uhere they* ‘
can no longer be “repaired and the. entire village must be HP
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reconstructed. . 'The cost!of this’“reponstruc ion|and other,
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requested CNO- (the Executive Agent, of che. Joint, chiefsef,Staff) 3
to provide | funds ‘for, the construction ‘on/ Rongelap. Thecw
reply. (copy of whieh is attached), states that at no. ‘tine has|
the cost of repatriation of the ‘Rongelapese “been considered‘an ;
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Navy responsibility.
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