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TASIVIEW AVENUE NORTH AMD JOHN STREET
July
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-Lieyd Needs, M.C.
House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
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1989
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Dear Lileyd:
Dr. Edward HE. Held of ths University of Washingten has returned
from his latost surveytrip to Bikini with somes infermation that,
if confirmed, could slew dora tho program to return the people
to that atoll.
Dr. Held was unable to check the facts and neither have I.
he said hoe heard th3 sams story both on Bikini and in
Honolulu. Eriefly, these aro his points,
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1. Inferior oquipnsnt is being usea in the atoll cleanup
boing ccordinated by tho Dofense Atemiec Supply Agency
(DASA).
Landing craft being used for acroon-the-logoon
transportation aro in cuch tad condition that the Navy
cross ero vnable to keen then cnorating, despite all-cut
efforts by the crewnon thenselves.
Dr. Hold said tha Navy crew worked all night to get the
enying oosrating on ens of the beats, enly to have the
Stooring mochaniaon break down a few boat-longths fren the
dock.
AS a resuit ef the continual broakdewns, Dr. Holdta
party was unable to visit come isiends along the atoll's.
wostora rin.
Consaqufintly,
one member of the survey tean
will have te retura té Bikind later to visit thooo islends.
Dr. Held said construction equinmesnt furnished by DASA te
Holmes & Narvor, tho contractor, is in such poor condition
that work has been slowed deun.
Due to lack of Arny cocnoration, the Bikini presres is
being sunported out of Hicken Fiold rather than rearby
Kwjaliein.
Tha story that Dr. Eeld picked wu» fresa personnel
on Bikind was that DASA hed anproached Krajalein directly
for. coonoration--and was premised full cooperation. However,
erders later cans from Redotons Araonal, Alabama, that
Kwajaloin sunnort bs oxtended only for emergencies. Dr. Held
was told that individuals at Zeajalein still de all they can,
but cn an Murder the table” basis.
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