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TWX to AEC Manager, Et Al, Subject: Rehabilitation of Enewetak Atoll (Marshall Islands)

Dated
Aug 20, 1973
Document type
Correspondence
Length
1 page
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TO RHWEDAB/MANAG ER USAEC /NV LAS VEGAS NEV QUOTE - A MEETING WAS HELD AT MAJURO AUG 18 TO DISCUSS ACTIVITIES HAVING TO DO WITH THE REHABILITATION OF ENEWETM ATOLL. THE MEETING WAS ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF TTPI, MSLC (REPRESEiVTING THE PEOPLE OF EhlEWETAK), THE DEFENSE NUCLEAR AGENCY, HOLMES AND NARVERs AND THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING W* TO INFo~ THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR AND HIS STAFF AiiDTHE ENEWE’f’AKREPRESENTATIVES OF THE PROGRESS OF THE SURVEY EFFORTSZ AND OF THE RESULTS OF A REcENT FIELD TRIP TO UJELANG. PARA./ A TOTAL OF NINE DAYS WERE SPENT AT UJELANG BY THE AEC REPRESENTATIVES, WHO WERE ALSO PRESENT FOR THE NINE DAYSS REMAINED ON UJELA.NDFOR SEVERAL ADDITIONAL DAYS AND THEN ACCOMPANIED THE UJELIYND PLANNING COUNCIL ON A BRIEF INSPECTION VISIT TO ENEWETAK. ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE VISITS WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL* REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE AEC STATED THAT THE ENEWETAKESE PEOPLE WERE VERY RECEPTIVE AND HELPFUL IN PROVIDING INFORMATION ON LIVING PATTERNS AND DIETARY CONSIDERATION. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE RADIOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT CURRENTLY BEING COMPLIED AND EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY EARLY NOVEMBER* INFORMATION FROM THIS REPORT WILL BE USED BY THE AEC IblTHE DliVILOPMENTOF ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR IN SUPPORT OF THEIR CLEANUP PARA l H AND N/TTPI REPRESENTATIVES REPORTED THAT THE VISITS WILL BE MOST HELPFUL TO THEM IN ASSISTING THE PEOPLE OF ENEWETM WITH MASTER PLANNING FOR RESEI’TL~ENT. PARA l DISTAD DEBRUM EXPRESSED HIS PERSONAL SATISFACTION WITH THE BRIEFING AND WITH THE PROGRESS OF ALL THE SURVEY AND PL~NING COPY BEING ”HAND CARRIED TO JOHN DEYOUNG> DEPTo OF INTERIOR FOR HIS CONCURREiiCEPRIOR TO RELEASE BY DISTAD MARSHALLS~ COPY WILL BE PERSONALLY DELIVERED TO HICOM TTPI IN HONOLULU TODAY*