ymcahled i eo Rte 2. _ UT neem ‘ Ad. ! | 4 7 Ae La oe. = wha devon Sie dete aw ade a ee Ate eed oe wabiyrsb _ 1 j ES Tare a yaar a a cowed TF ek ts pels ak te et PEert ah ae ode bee bh dhe en te AVIORNEYS AL LAW 400744 $408 SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA 90239 WONALD G, BAKAL yoy ai | antl J - ) TELEPHONE (213) 390-7860 apy ALTACEN EAKAL hoveirrber 25, 3976 Fred M, Zeder U.S. Dept. of the Interior Washington D.C. 20240 Rm 4312 BEST COPY AVAILABLE 4 4 4 | 7 Re: Quy Client: People of Utirl} Atoll], Marshall Islands Neelipence - March 1, fos 4 4 Dear Sir: | j 3 4 This office has been retained by the People of Utirik Atoll Marshall Tstaunds, United Nations frusteeship, to seck compensation on their behalf fov damages they have suffered as a result of the negligence af the United States Government in the actonation.of a nuclear device on March 1, 1954, i 4 bor the Jast 22 years our clients have suffered fron the effects Oo] thelr exposure to radiation with only token compensation iid periodic medical treatment which can oniy be described as experimentation. Along with the high desree of thyroid tuinors, including malignancy, mong the cxposed populaticn, evidence has been detected that second! yeneration chile.en are being genetically apfticted. Pesides the direct. physical damase, the entire polulation of the atoll suffers from the crotional and psychological effects of the expectation of Continuing health problems. Your agency should be wel) aware of the Cnviornmental impact the radiation has had upen the flora and fauna Ge Utirik Atoll]. Now that the former residents of Bikini Atel) have been Compensated for uheiy property losses by Conpressicnel action, Yt is tlwe that the peuple of Uririk Atoll shall be compensated for the loss of life, continuing diseases, threat of disease, altered eavirongsent and the humiliation of being treated as human guincu pics, There are still 40 persone ulive in the exposed gresm living on the Atoll. This office now demands that cach aid every member of that group be cospensated in the sum of Que Millien iodiars (91,000 000.005 ror physical end psychological injury. Purther demind is made ua behalf of all other inhabitants of the Ate?! in the sum of Sixty > Million Dollays (60,000 ,000.00) Jor psycholewicat, emotional and cnviormental Camies . ern ees ALEETEFTLCTETRE AeRTMALERT TIEUN INET EEREENTEHELGES