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DOE Form AD-10A
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U.S. DL. ARTMENT OF ENERGY
duty 24, 1975
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EV-21
THIRD PARTY REVIEW OF BIKINI AND MARSHALL ISLANDS RADIOLOGICAL SURVEY
Ruth Clusen, ASEV
On July 13, 1979, Harlan Lee, Department of State, called to
inform me that Mr. Jonathan Weisgall, counselor to the Bikini
people, had sent letters of request to the British Embassy and
to the International Atomic Energy Agency (copy attached) requesting
their assistance in independently reviewing the radiological survey
of the Marshall Islands, with particular emphasis on Bikini.
He inquired if we might have any problem with this. I indicated
that I did not expect that there would be any objection since we
already were on record to that effect.
however:
1)
I made two suggestions,
That any such reviews be mutually acceptable to both parties.
2) That the issue of funding be clearly defined since the U.S.
(DOE) was committed to pay for a single scientist to review the data
and assessment per the court case in Honolulu.
Under the terms of
the court settlement we are not obligated to pay for the activities
of a large international committee, however.
U.S. wishes to do so is another matter.
Whether or not the
Informally, Mr. Deal indicates that through a friend of his he has
learned that the Federal Republic of Germany also has been contacted.
I also have been informally advised that the Japanese government has
been approached.
Bruce W. Wack eiee Ph.
Office of Environment
cc:
Dr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Dr.
Liverman, DASEV
Hollister, SA/ASEV
Deal, OESD
Facer, OESD
McCraw, GESD
Weyzen, OHER-.