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LOCATED 1,100 miles southcast from Guam, Eniwetok was used for 12 yturs
miles
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atoll
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people
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nuclear test site.
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southwest of Eniwetok. The people ‘were asked to Icave their home “for a short
nome
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in 1947. Now in 1972 they have been promised that at the end of '73
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beevine possible to consolidate
our testing activilies in) the
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people of Eniwetok will be
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various
departments
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agencies in the U.S, Government
ever since the possibility of
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Eniwetok will be invited to
The announcement said -Uhat
“the status of Eniwetok Atoll
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ending in Majuro where he will
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with accompany Ambassador
Williams on his trip Uhrough the
castern districts this weeX,
Pacific and concurrently reduce
our Innd interests In the |
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in tepord to... security-related
land
reqnirements in the
Marshatls, the need for research
and development activilius at
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Micronesian fand needs of the * Enivwetokese ot the District
Department of Defense were set
Center,
forth in the third round of
The fiCom said that at some
stulus negoliations which took
Ambassador Williams stated Uist
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research
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devclopnicnt begin immedintely to work with
projects since 1946. The pcople - the people of Eniwctok on a
_ of the Atoll were relocated to
timetable and other plans for a
your,
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the stalement
issucd
Tuesday, Uigh Commissioner
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atoll, and indicated that the
other islands in the Marshalle
and have recently announced
their iritention to return to their
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homeislands by the end of this
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(MNS)—<Hich United States Governinent has,
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on and U.S. Ambassador
rescarely plans and programs in
Frackln Usyda Willams have
such a way to permit an carly
Issued a joint announcement, | return of the atoll to the people
indicating
that
the
U.S.
of Eniwetok.”
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"Government jis preparing to
Nigh Commissioner Johnston
return Eniwetok Atoll to the
telephoned Marshalls District