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A REVIEW OF PERSONNEL MONITORING AT BIKINI
As a result of the recent meeting at Kili by Trust Territory, ERDA and
Micronesian Legal Service officials concerning restrictions on rehabilitation
of Bixini it is apparent that there are several points of misunderstanding ia
the minds of the Bikini people concerning. statements I have made regarding tue
radiological safety of Bikini.
Before reviewing the radiological monitoring
obrained on the people living at Bikini I would like to clarify some of the
confusion.
First, at the time of the Ad Hec Committee meeting, the visit -f
che Trust Territory and AEC officials to Kili in 1968 and ay visit to the
island in 1969, the statements made about the radiological safety of Bikini
were justiried based on che survey data compiled at that time.
Subsequent
analyses of personnel monitoring data on the people living at Bikini snowed
low levels of radioactivity in the people confirming the original conclusions.
In ali sincerity, I disclosed this as additional assurance to the people
living there.
Based on these findings I would not hesitate to live in one
of the houses on Bikini.
I am sad about the statements a few people made
abour me at the Kili meeting.
TI have great friendship and respect for the
people of Bixini and in no way and at any time have I tried to mislead thea.
From tae peginning there were certain restrictions concerning rehabilitatioa
oz Bikini.
It is only very recently that radiological survey data has mace
it necassary to impose further restrictions.
I would lixe so clear up another point of confusion regarding "medical"
examinations,
We have never done medical examinations on che Bikini peoole
The reason is thaz the radiation leveis are
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For shis reason it is wrong
of using che peonle living at Bikini co study rac.civa
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