Marshallese:

We from Rongelap and Utrik have this request and now the

Senator from Enewetak also joins in requesting that those of our number who
have had thyroid operations,
consequently

some were not exposed to the fallout, and so

received no compensation yet they as a result of their

operation are required to take medicine daily perhaps for the rest of their
lives.

Is there some way to financially help these people since they are

now required as a result of their operation for this sickness that they
have?

deBrum:

If you cannot answer this perhaps you can take this request to the

proper authorities?

~:

I

shall do that.

I want

to comment that the matter of treatment of

illness and injury that is not radiation related is a subject of agreements
between our government and the government of the Marshall Islands and the
subject of continuing discussion.

And I shall certainly take that subject

to those discussions.

Marshallese:

deBrum:

I have no further questions.

On behalf of the President who is not here or the Acting President,

I want to express our extreme gratitude and sincere thanks for the team’s
coming, presenting us with this information from the study made and your
report at this time to this group.

I

am especially grateful for this kind

of setting where we are able to sit down face to face,

matters,

discussthese

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