Oo 8 able: GOvMaR i Erelrive } September 12, 1979 AN OPEN LETTER TO : IROIJLAPLAP JOANES, IROIJLAPLAP BINTON MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF UJELANG AND ENEWETAK AND THE PEOPLE OF UJELANG AND ENEWETAK I HAVE ASKED OUR CHIEF SECRETARY OSCAR DEBRUM TO CONVLY THIS MESSAGE TO YOU, EXTENDING OUR GREETINGS AND WARM WISHES FOR A WISE AND CONSIDERED DECISION DURING THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE ENEWETAK RADIATION DOSE ASSESSMENT MEETINGS. I WISH ALSO TO EXTEND DEEP REGRETS FOR MY INABILITY TO BE WITH YOU DURING THESE MEETINGS TO MTSCUSS THE MCST SGORTOUS ane LIFFiCULT QUESTION WHICH YOU YOURSELVDOS MUST RESOLVE FOR YOUR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF YOUR FUTURE GENERATIONS. DESPITE MY ABSENCE FROM TUESE IMPORTANT MEETINGS, I WISH TO ASSURE YOU OF OUR COHTINULED CONCERN FOR YOU AS YOU FACE ALL THESE COMPLICATED PROBLEMS WROUGHT UNFORTUNATELY UPON AN, INNOCENT AND NATURE=-LOVING PEOrirE, AND TO AGAIN REITERATE THAT TIE ‘ POSITION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF "1° MARSUALL ISLANDS WITH RESPECT TO THESE PROBLEMS, WHICH HAS BEMNN SH7RED “ITH SOME OF YOU ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE PAST, HAS NEVIP BEEN ALTERED. THE GOVERNMENT OF THD MARSIIZ.LL ISLANDS UNDERSTANDS . AND DEEPLY APPRECIATES THE LONG HARDSHIP YOU AS A DISPLACFD PECPLE co oe ROT TT peor} ‘. “ewe oot, ' - HAVE SUFFERED AND ENDURED DURING THE MANY YEARS SINCE YOU WRRO — e+08 : : - PR NN CWO eee cme: Ly - ee wee ee ewe ee ee GOVERNMENT OF THE MANSHALL ISLANDS MAJURO, MARSHALLISLANDS 96369 MET OM PE