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TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
CFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER
SAIPAN, MARIANA ISLANDS 96950
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The Honorable Ruth G. Van Cleve, Director
Office of Territorial Affairs
U. S. Department of Interior
Office of the Secretary
Washington, D. C.
20240
Recently a member of the Trust Territory Attorney General's Office’
accompanied the DOE Medical Survey Team to the Atolls of Bikini, Ronge-
lap, and Utirik. His primary mission on tnis trip was to meet with the
People of Rongelap and Utirik as well as their councils to discuss
Public Law 95-134. Among other things he discussed the conmunity payments under Section 104{b) and informed the councils of the impending
appropriation and the methcd by which such funds could be expended.
basic outline of sub-paragraph 104(b) was as follows:
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95-134.
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This letter is in response to your correspondence of February 23, 1978
and to further apprise you of other matters which have created problems
That the $100,000 payment was to be used for a
Community purpose which would be determined by the
respective Island councils,
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That if technical assistance was needed, it would be
supplied from Headquarters or the District.
Such technical
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personnel would provide services in identifying Community
projects and provide support in planning, costing and
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(3) That the moneys, when received in the Trust Territory,
would be held by the Office of the High Commissioner pending
an identification of.the Community purpose,
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Van Cleve:
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Dear Mrs.