in the
Marshalls
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trompate of the Marshals
to find their own appropriate
The Marshallese people want
the world to know what has
happened tu them. They want
Lhe whole Church to pray for
them and tu speak outonther
behalf
for ther health and
welfare, thets long-term securi-
ty; their imdependence
ieLegrity ab a people
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VI. Cnitical Issues to be
Addressed by the Ecumenical
Movement and the
International Community
1. While this report 1s openly
critical of US policy and
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make peopl more aware of
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.
5 Profound moral and legal
questions are rabed in the
matter of the radtation-contaminated atolls
Who shall
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Marshallese groups engay.d in
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At
the same time, « might be
helpful for the Goveminent of
the Marshalls Lo establish purdefines for the lawyen, in the
interest oof the Marshallese
groups, including guidelites for
lawyer's fees.
9. Since the sitan deme wtration last year at Kwajalein (called “Operation Homeconung™
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strengthening the accountability of the United States and
the United Nations for what 1s
happening in the Pacific Island
Trust Temtory.
We should
continue to seek guidance from
the churches of the Marhalls
in fulfilisng this role.
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decide and upon what basis
shali they or shall they not be
“cleaned”.
It would seem
6. The Marshaliese people will
be living with the reality of
lein Missile Range Base of (icials
have taken an unnece -anly
harsh iine against the Mar haliese community at Ebey: We
would hope that even (ough
many of the basic, long term
questions have not been - sul-
land and economic problems
will tend to influence longterm political decisions. It 1s
educating them about it are
extremely important.
Thus
treated with dignity and respect, that Kase official will
not been effective. It appears
that the level of trust for the
US Department of Energy 1s so
low that this educational task
lumit nor withhold essential services.
political status are especially
critical at this moment in
istory.
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appropnate for Lhe churches to
roject such questions, even if
inal action would seem totally
dependent upon US willingness
to respond.
Jomzing radiation for a long
time to come.
Efforts at
far, however, such efforts have
should be taken up by some
other, more trusted group
7. A related, but shghtly
different point than 6:
We
found that a senous lack of
tecanical infarmation exists in
the Marshalls about the radiation problem,
It would seem
important that the US Government make an unreserved cf-
ved, the people, a» the njlitful
owners of Kwajalein, will be
Bive senoiw consideration to
their comolaints, and niither
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P.S. — A more detailed version
along with a complete itinerary
and some histoncal notes may
be obtained from the Commis-
sion of the Churches on Inter-
national
Council
route de
zerland),
sit.
Affairs of the World
of Churches (150,
Femey, Geneva, Switwhich organized the
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polttical status
The churches,
both within and outside the
the global arms race
‘The
alleviation of the difficuluies of
response as a global church
Critical
addressed
by the
Ecumenical
Movement
and the
International
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important Uthat there be @
Practice in the Marshall Islands,
maximum of open public diswe must point oul that this
cussion on the proposed new
Sttuation is ina deep sense just
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