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SUBJECT:
Status Report, Cleanup of Bikini Atoll (U)
3.
On 18 February a joint military and civilian-contractor Task Group,
comprising 26 men with equipment, landed on the Atoll by ship and
began cleanup operations.
Yhis Task Group (JTG 8.8) is commanded by
Colonel J. W. Rawlings, USAF, and is a component of Joint Task Force
EIGHT, DASA,
By 23 February the former air strip on ENYU ISLAND,
Bikini, was operational and certified for Military Airlift Command
flight operations.
4.
The Bikini Task Group currently comprises a total of 40,
of whom
17 are military.
Dr. Jack A. Tobin, a representative of the Trust
Territories administration, is present at the Atoll to consult on
individual elements of cleanup requirements.
The work is proceeding
satisfactorily. As of end-April it was approximately 25% complete,
which permits realistic appraisal of the overall task.
No significant
operational difficulties have been experienced and none are forecast.
A detailed listing of known cleanup items, with planned disposition,
is being prepared as a basis for inter-agency concurrence on the
completion of the AEC-DOD tasks.
Present estimate is that the latter
can be completed by October 1969 if the necessary additional funds in
the amount of $700,000 are available by 1 July 1969.
5.
Specific comment on the funding situation and requirements will be
the subject of separate correspondence,
Wertenabr.
L. M. MUSTIN
Vice Admiral, USY
CF:
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man, JCS
Chair
ATSD(AE)
AGMMA/AEC
CITF-8
CITG 8.8
Director
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