e 10/29/86 ~2- . High Commissioner ' after the Marshall Islands Government sends its bill to DOE/PASO. The onl other anticipated costs relating to Majuro/Kili/Kwajalein/Majuro transport involve meals authorized for ati Ejit passengers (there were twenty who finally went to Kilt) plus about 100 Kilians who traveled Majuro/Kili and about fifty who traveled Kili/Majuro. 1! have requested DOE's Harry Brown to route through me at Kwajalein all trip costs which are being submitted to the High Commissioner for payment. The Dose Assessment Conference -- Presentation of the booklet, ‘The Meanin of Radiation at Bikini Atoll"', by Alice Buck in Marshallese and responses to the questions it generated formed the nucleus of the Dose Assessment Cc ference October 7 and 8 on Kili at the church. Gordon Law, however, fielded questions and offered statements which expanded the meetings beyon the factual presentation of the DOE/Lab group. In order to develop the mo complete version of the two day sessions attended by from about 50 to 150 Bikinians, ! have asked Jonathan Weisgall, Dr. Bill Bair, and Tommy McCraw to send me copies of their cassettes of the proceedings. What follows is a consolidation of Judy Knape's and my own handwritten notes. When and if - cassettes are received | may develop a verbatim transcript nificantly improve on these summarized exchanges. if ft would sig Opening remarks and the presentation began at 2:00 PM October 7. Que tioning began after about ten pages of the booklet had been presented by Alice Buck in Marshallese, with slides. Jibas,senior : [t's very sad to talk about land in the way described on page 10 of alab) the booklet. The United States should just give me a million dollars. Wh does Bikini Island have so much radiation when tests were performed elsewhere? . 5 Bil} Robison): Winds carried fallout to Bikini and, to a lesser extent, to Eneu. Th winds were going east and a little south. The main part of the cloud hit Bikint Island, but an edge touched Eneu Island. Jibas): Can people live on islands which are shown in light pink at page 11 the book? i This will be answered later in the book; j.e., the amount of radiatic which will be received in these islands would be below current Federal gui lines. Eneu? Would you (Robison) consider it safe for you and your family to live ‘B. Robison): t would have no hesitation because of radiation considerations to liv tatement: I wish the United States and its allies would remove the soil amment (Woman): Until there as a family. (Bikinian) Bikini, but | see it goes down far, and would not like to see that. from the atoll has been cleaned, my family won't want to go back. At this point, the presentation continued on until page 18 in the boc let before further questions were raised.