br ought or sold. In their culture the land and marine _environment of the atoll are fully integrated with the human members of the society. | It is an economic resource and more. n and to the culture g . ee Q : and ty inted to the social or Q oth “Qyoership and use of the land re Jlects and is inextricably Ss ~ .a erhnt . whole. To be sure, their society has undergune and continuousiy is undergoing change as a result of forces both within and without, but the extraordinary significance of their being able to resettle to the atoll discovered by their ancestors remains constant. Thus, . the People of Enewetak are both the prime beneficiaries and the prime risk-takers in this resettlement program. is in the assessment and, if possible, And it elimination of the radio- biological health risk that they are the most dependent upon the United States government. The Defense Nuclear Agency and the Atomic Energy Commission have already devoted great amounts of “time and money to assessment and remedy of radiolegical problems will hay q presented by this program, but more will have to be done and it to be, done over a long period of time. And throughout, the People of Enewetak will rely upon the responsible agencies | of the United States government to do everything possible to assess and minimize the risk due to the residual radioactivity in the Enewetak biosphere. Nothing said in these comments, for example, should ever be taken as an assumption of risk -by the people of Enewetak. When they left the Atoll in 1947 at the insistence of the United States government it was radiologically safe. That is the state in which it should be for their return. ie vee oy} TOTS ae et ie Arka:he By. 3ane! fy ete vee: C1art rERET re BEAMS t r nee soa,“ ae t 3 ye opKorde 2 he Ta, REE 7 Manne~ Sa ee ary op ) ” ; 4, * wae _@