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WEISGALL.

Mr.

Chairman,

the

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United States has a

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special obligation to the people of Bikini.

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injustice to the Bikinians when it moved them off their

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atoll in 1946 without just compensation and without caring

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for them.

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No such action would be sanctioned today.

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United

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after

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stop.

States

Thank

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Mr.
you,

to

fail

to

come

to

grips

you

This must

and

Thank you,

very much,

Mr.

Weisgall.

Thank

gentlemen.

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We will have the Delegation from Enewetak.

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Is Mr.

deYoung still here?

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Department

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confusion which now exists,

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delegation

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It is

of

problem

very much.

MURTHA.

Senator,

But for the

with this

35 years is to continue that injustice.

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It committed an

Interior

and

I would like a reply from the

Department

of

Energy

about the

and what was said by the

in their meeting.
clear

to

me

the

Government's

position.

It is

not

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clear to me what the delegation said when they were there,

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and I would like

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record.

that confusion to be cleared up for the

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Mr.

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DEYOUNG.

Yes,

we

will

provide

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