The p. sibility also exists tha‘ and at Rongelap Atoll and elsewhere in the Northern Marshalls may be subject to a land claim. The best prognosis now is that no more than 500 acres might be subject to such a claim. This would mean adding another $2 million to the, damage amount, making a total of $6.2 to $3.6 million. Should the radiological survey now in progress result in data to support claims at Rongelap or clsewhere, be revised upward. in excess of 500 acres this figure would need to As a practical matter, we cannot assume such an analysiswould be totally acceptable to the ‘Marshallese. “Thereare.bound: to” be Tdbft ferences -of:‘opinions. lard - Our =), negotiator must have some room to maneuver. For exanple, no matter what the hard facts, it is unlikely Eniwetok will not want some part of a settlement. Setting an upper limit in this context is an arbitrary decision. Nevertheless, for practical as well as psychological reasons, the figure of $10 million as a boundary makes sense, subject to possible upyvard revision, noted in the preceding paragraph, should the damage at Rongelap and elsewhere in the Northern Marshalls prove greater than is now foreseen. a= SOtibbod