405468 MAJURO, MARSHALL ISLANDS MEETING SEPTEMBER 1, DOL LPASO COLLECTION Dot/v V Oscar DeBrum, TTPI rove, JAS Tony DeBrum, FOLOE R oo 1975 rerticizante: Participants: repository TTPI Roger Ray, ERDA Paul Gudiksen, LLL BIKINI ~ iSC CORRESsd— G, FY— / ~S Kristine Morris, ERDA This was an informal meeting to organize the presentation of ERDA recommenda- tions on the Bikini Master Plan and second phase of resettlement housing for our meeting with the Kili people. Distad DeBrum expressed his thanks to us for answering his request and accompanying him on his trip to Kili and Bikini. Joe Murphy, editor of the Micronesian Independent, had submitted a list of questions to Distad DeBrum concerning radiation and the habitation of Bikini. Paul Gudiksen prepared answers to the questions. (Attachment A) We wanted to accomplish the following goals at Kili and Bikini: 1. People can live safely on Bikini for an indefinite period of time. Distad DeBrum asked if the houses hadn't been built on Bikini would Bikini be quarantined? Apparently this was the impression held by the TTPI representatives es a result of the August 12 meeting at Livermore. Dr. Biles was alleged to have said this. Roger Ray sent a TWX to Washington for clarification and received a clarification response two days later. (Attachment B) Distad Debrum said he felt insulted by the Department of Interior because they released the press announcement concerning a six month delay in the return to Bikini without informing or consulting him. Why announce it outside first? DeBrum said people are still planning to return to Bikini. We assured him ERDA doesn't believe there should be a delay. The number of people returning is limited only by the available housing. 2. ERDA feels nothing we will learn six months from now would effect the return to Bikini. The information to be gained from softl, water and biota analysis will be an understanding of which food production areas should be studied more and which foods should be deleted from the diet. We reiterated that DeBrum should emphasize development of Enyu. 3. Copra production can be done on both Bikini and Enyu, however, only Enyu should be used to grow subsistence crops.