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To: USAl=/Nv-HQ, LAS VEGM, NEVADA ,T LENGTH WITH COLEMAN” HE DOES NOT EXPECT TO ADD CVER WE AGREED THAT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO HAVE VXTH US SOME h4EMB~ OF THE TT STAFF WHO HAD BEEN ~RESENT ON OUR MAY VISIT WHEN THE UJELANG LEADERS iVERE PRESENT. 1 AGREED AND COLEMAN INIXCAT~ HE NOULD PROBABLY SEND JOE NAKAN= FROM THE SAIPAN STAFF AND INVITE DISTAD DEBRUM TO SEND ONE OF HE PEOPLE. BOTH WOULD COME TO ENIWETOK OH THE REGUL UC CHARTER PROBABLY OCTOBER 18TH. I WILL DISCUSS THIS WITH DNA REP. I?13TRAL TOMORROW IN TIME FOR HIM TO CALL WASHINGTON IF HE DEEMS THAT NECJ=SARY. AS TO THE NATIVE MARSHALLESE, COLEMAN HAD INDICATE s NOV. es . REPLACES EOITION OF t MAY 65 WHICH MAY.BE usED.
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ROUTINE ROGER RAY ROGER RAY X-ill TO US IN WASHINGTON AND TO ME IQ%RLXER AT ENIWETOK THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT QUOTE - THE PEOPLE - UNQUOTE PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN REHABILITATION PLANNING. HE FEELS THAT HE HAS A COMMITMENT TO THEM IN THIS REGARD AND I AGREE. HOWEVER I POINTED OUT TO ARE INFORMATION GATHERING EXPEDI~ONS: OURS TO DEVELOP TECHNICAL DATA TO PERMIT JUDGMENTS TO BE MADE AND DOD’S TO FORM THE BASIS FOR ESTIMATING COST AND TIME FACTORS FOR A CLEANUP. 1 ASSURED HIM THAT WE WERE NOT ON A REHABILITATION PLANNING EXPEIXTION AND THAT HE WOULD BE KEPT INFORMED. I ALSO ASSURED HIM THAT IF IN HIS OR THE HICOM’S JUDGEMENT IT WAS NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE TO HAVE NATIVE REPRESENTATION WE WOULD ATTEMPT TO ACCOMMODATE IT. COLEMAN ACCEPTED THIS AND I FEEL CONFIDENT WILL NOT PURSUE IT FURTHER AT THIS TIME. I TOLD COLEMAN OF THE PRESS RELEASE AND ASSURED HIM THAT I WOULD MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO HAVE IT IN HIS HANDS
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ROUTINE ROGER RAYV OFFICIAL USE ONLY PRIOR TO RELEASE. HE WAS MOST GRATEFUL AS HE APPARENTLY HAD NOT BEEN CONSULT E12 FROM WASHINGTON. I.N SUMMARY COLEMAN WAS MOST CORDIAL AND IS AWARE OF AND SENSITIVE TO OUR COMMON INTEREST. THIS ALL REINFORCES MY BELIEF THAT OUR MASTERS IN WASHINGTON SHOULD BE PUTTING SOME REAL EFFORT INTO KEEPING THE HICC)M FULLY AND CURRENTLY XNFORMED.