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That is correct.

Marshallese:

Now in some atolls where there is higher radioactive present,

the people living there will ingest or have some of that in their bodies.
That will be higher than other atolls where it is smaller, like Likiep and
Mejit and some of those.

Nevertheless,

people living there, as they live

there, they will continually be absorbing or taking in these radionuclides.
Is that correct?

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That is correct.

Marshallese:

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I just wanted to ask this formy

own clarification.

And, all three of the statements are correct.

But I would like to

emphasize as is shown in the booklet, that for most of these places those
numbers are very, very small and that the radioactive dose, because of
that, is comparable to radioactive,

radiation dose that people experience

in lots of other places, lots of other conditions in the world.

Marshallese:
these levels

If there had not been tests conducted in the Marshalls, then

wouldeven

low, nevertheless,

be lower than this.

Even though you say they are

they are higher than they would have been or were prior

to the testing of the atomic weapons?

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Yes, certainly that’s true.

Marshallese:

It seems to me yesterday

the request was made that Wotji be

surveyed; and if indeed there is going to be a survey of Wotji, I would
request that Taongi further north.

The people of Utrik are interested in

that atoll for purposes of planting and increasing our food supply as our
population increases.
that atoll is and

So it is of concern to us what the radioactivity of

I would

suggest that if there is additional surveys

conducted for Wotji as requested yesterday
also surveyed.

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then I would like that atoll

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