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UNCLAS / ROGER RAY SENDS TO C. Al’ LENGTH WITH COLEMAN. HE DOES NOT EXPECT TO ADD ANY REPRESENTATION TO OUR FIRST CONIXNGENT. HOWEVER WE AGREED THAT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO HAVE WITH US SOME MEMBER OF THE TT STAFF WHO HAD BEEN PRESENT ON OUR MAY VISITWHEN THE UJELANG LEADERS WOULD PROBABLY SEND JOE NAKAN3SHI FROM THE SAIPAN STAFF AND INVITE DISTAD DEBRUM TO SEND ONE OF HIS PEOPLE. BOTH WOULD COME TO ENIWETOK ON THE REGULA MAC CHARTER PROBABLY OCTOBER 18TH. I WILL DISCUSS THIS WXTH DNA REP. F13TRAL TOMOIUtOW IN TIME FOR HIM TO CALL WASHINGTON IF HE DEEMS THAT NECESSARY. AS TO THE MA TIVE MARSHALLESE, COLEMAN HAD lNDICA TEE PAGE NO. NO. OF ~ NAME AND TITLE Im =WS73 REPLACES EDITION OF t MAY 55 WHICH MAY.13EUSED.
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OFFICIAL USE ONLY I ROUTINE ROGER RAY ROGER RAY TO US IN WASHINGTON AND TO ME EARLIER AT ENIW ETOK THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT QUOTE - THE PEOPLE - UNQUOTE PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN REHABILITATION PLANNING. HE FEELS -T HE HAS A COMMITMENT TO THEM IN THIS REGARD AND I AGREE. HOWEVER I POINTED OUT TO ARE lNFORMA TION GATHERING EXPEDITIONS: OURS TO DEVELOP TECHNICAL DATA TO PERMIT JUDGMENTS TO BE MADE AND DOD’S TO FORM THE BASLS FOR ESTIMATING COST AND TIME FACTORS FOR A CLEANUP. I ASSURED HIM THAT WE WERE NOT ON A REHABILITATION PLANNING EXPEDITION AND THAT HE WOULD BE KEPT INFORMED. I ALSO ASSURED HXM 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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OFFICIAL USE ONLY ROU TINE ROGER RAYV ROGER RAY x-ill PRIOR TO RELEASE. HE WAS MOST GRATEFUL AS HE APPARENTLY HAD NOT BELN CONSULTED FRQhf WASHINGTON. IN 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 HICOM FULLY AND CURRENTLY XNFORMED.