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people

1791

considered here.

1792

live

That,

1793

exposure

1794

situation.

1795
1796

Mr.

and

receive

of course,

which we

doses

Is

in excess

of

any

being

is not to consider cases of occupational

allow.

YATES.

far

77

So

there

this

is

not an unusual

a question here

of

‘hold

harmless''?

1797

in

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Mz.

MITCHELL.

That is raised now and then and I always

1798

feel a little uncomfortable when it is,

because I don't

1799

think

release

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Government in any case

1801

occur.

legally

1802

On

1803

foresee

1804

Mr.

the

the

Enewetak

other

anything
YATES.

from the Secretary,

1806

provision.

1807

Mr.

based

that

That's

1805

MITCHELL.

could

sort

on

everything

probably

the

think

the

problem is

fearful

1809

day

1810

suing for millions and millions of dollars,

1811

even more afraid of adverse

1812

adverse

with lawyers

publicity.

chasing

ell

we

Know,

reason you got

1808

of

U.S.

we

don’t

anyway.

because there wasn't a

I

the

from some future harm which could

hand,
of

people

They
over

are

the

the

letter

‘‘hold~-harmless''

two-fold.

fearful more

islands,

They are
so

this

talking about

and they are

publicity from lawsuits.

It makes our job even more difficult.

1813

Mr.

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you are.

YATES.

Let's hear from DOE now.

Mr.

Deal,

wherever

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