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MAJURO,
MARSHALL ISLANDS
MEETING
SEPTEMBER 1,
DOL LPASO
COLLECTION
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Oscar DeBrum, TTPI
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Tony DeBrum,
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Participants:
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TTPI
Roger Ray, ERDA
Paul
Gudiksen, LLL
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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.