TAPE 2, SIDE 2
Bair:
Also the Japanese survivors received much higher, much higher doses
of radiation than anybody in the Marshall
Islands.
This was a very, this
group of people that have been studied received a lot of radiation exposure
and still there were no effects.
Marshallese:
The Marshallese even though they were not where the bombs
were exploded did have some eruptions on their skin from the bombs even
though they weren’t there and we have had doctors come from Japan who have
testified that they do have birth defects as a result.
Bair:
There are no data that support that.
They are wrong if they say
that is true.
Marshallese:
I would like to ask if it would be possible for us to bring
some slides tomorrow and view them like we are viewing these slides?
Bair:
What kind of slides?
Buck :
We will see tomorrow.
Bair:
You mean here?
Buck:
People here or slides here?
Bair:
I am talking about. ..are they photographs of people who were exposed
to radiation here in the Marshall
Marshallese:
~:
Which here are you referring to?
Islands?
Yes, pictures of Flarshallese.
May I interject that tomorrowwe
Secretary.
are here at your disposal, Chief
We are prepared to answer questions, we are prepared to listen.
If there is something that someone wants to bring to us we will be glad to
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