The pr
sibility also exists thai
.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 $9.6
million..
Should the radiological survey now in progress
result in data to support claims in excess of 500 acres
at Rongelap or elsewhere, this figure would need to
be revised upward’.
As a practical matter, we cannot assume such an
win taanalysiswould. be, totally. acceptableto the Marshallese... ...
Thereares-bound!to™be’yarfferencés.cof&:opinion; ‘amdoursin aes
all." negotiator must have some room-to maneuver.
no matter what the hard facts,
For example,
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
¢.".yeasons, the figure of $10 million as a boundary » makes —
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sense, subject: £0 possible upward revision; noted in
the preceding paragraph, should the damage at Rongelap
te ue. os and elsewhere in the Northern Marshalls prove greater.
than is now foreseen.
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