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UNITED STATES
ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
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PACIFIC AREA SUPPORT OFFICE
P.O. BOX 29939
HONOLULU, HAWAI! 96820
April 14,
Dr. Nathaniel F. Barr
U. S. Energy Research and
Developmant Administration
Washington, D. C.
20545
1975
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Dear Nat ~-
Recalling your remarks of last week about studies you
would hope to initiate with the returning Enewetak and
Bikini populations, I think you should be aware of some
of the objections which have some currency in the Marshalls.
See enclosures.
is a gentle man who has been our friend and
a friend of Conard's over the years.
As a young man (37,
I believe) he was Mayor, or Magistrate of Rongelap at the
time of the Bravo incident, March 1954.
His son,
was an infant at the time.
Bethesda.
I met
died in November 1972 at
at that time and have visited with
him since.
At
funeral he expressed sincere appreciation for Bob Conard's work and for the care his son had
received.
There was no bitterness evident and that occasion
was not taken as an opportunity to embarrass us or open old
wounds.
Recently, ,however.
has become associated with the
Conference for a Nuclear Free Pacific and perhaps has had
some help in developing into more of an activist than he
has been heretofore.
Noting especially the third item in
his petition, I think that we must realistically appraise
the cost in credibility and in acceptance of our other
Marshall Islands activities of any research effort which can
be construed as "using people".
1I'11 continue to keep an
open mind, but X'll also continue to share with you what I
perceive to be the parameters and constraints of our situation
in the Marshalls.
Sincerely,
Roger Ray
Enclosures: As indicated
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