BOARD01663

• Board Meeting Date: 8/6/1969
• Description: Agenda or Table of Contents, Minutes, Memos
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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concerned about is that we review the
steps that are being taKen now to insure
that further contamination does not occur."

MR. STAPLETON:

. "I realize they have a very difficult
public relations problem out there, but
if this last fiasco about whether or not
the bombs are going to be shipped is any
indication, it would seem that cooperation
or the lack of it ought to be the first
thing. You can't do much unless you can
get their full and complete cooperation,
can you?"

MR. SPARKS:

"This is true. Unless we have con-
siderable assistance from the commander
of the arsenal, our hands are pretty well
tied. However, the Governor has indicated
that he thinks full cooperation can come
about~ That cooperation will probably
have to be achieved at his level, or at
the level of the congressional delegation.
Steps will be taken to get cooperation.

As far as the local commander is
concerned, there should be no problem.
However, with any federal agency there
are always channels of approval to go
through which become quite exasperating.
What the local commander would like to
do does not necessarily reflect the policy
of the Army. This is a common thing in
the Army or any other federal agency, and
to some extent with state agencies as
well."

MR. MOSES:

"May 1 add one thing about the National
Water Commission, Mr. Chairman?"

Ma. STAPLETON:

"Go right ahead."

Ma. MOSES:

"Discussing this September 26th meet-
ing, it is my understanding that the
commission is anxious to get the comments
of as many local groups as possible. The