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thererore, stay on Majuro and one doc- | 1973 after completing certain ‘umspecitor comments: ‘The team was welcomed
Sted activities” currently underway on
by the islanders who strongly desired
the atoll.
our investigation work.”
“Time and again the committee
found that the people did not
understand anything about their
exposure, che possible effects on
themselves and to their children
and on their environment.”
Congress of Micronesia Report
on Rongelap and Utirik, Febru~
ary, 2973,
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FEERUARY Utirik/Rongelap: The Congress
Committee 2 investigate the problems of
irradiated people
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ENEWETAK ATOLL, SITE OF 43
ANNOUNCED NUCLEAR TESTS.
of Micrones:2 creates a Special Joint
the
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1972 Rongelap: An agreement is made
setween the Trust Territory administraCion and Marshall Islands elected leaders that the annual Brookhaven nedical
survey in March will include three lapanese medical specialists.
and Utirik <:toils.
x
living cn Rongelap
MARCH Rongele>: After the 2rockhaven
medical survey snip leaves for Rongelap,
Marshallese <ciscover that the 7.7. government has :znored the agreement, and
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MAY Enewetak: Five Enewetak leaders and
their lawyers. make a brief visit to Ene-~
wetak and are shocked at the damage fron
the 43 nuclear tests between 1948 and
958. Very disturbing to the leaders |
was the information that one-half of a
-O-acre island had recently been strip~
zed of soils in preparation for the
Pacific Cratering Experiments (PACE).
The initial phases of the “uwmspecified
activities’ which had already taken
Sackgroung in treatment of radiation
place included 190 holes drilled into
sickness or thvroid disease, is on board. she reefs and land for explosive charges
and 86 trenches dug in different parts
As a result, the Rongelap peopie refuse
of the atoll, as well as detonacion of
to allow the 3rookhaven doctors to examine them, until the U.S. agrees to insix tons of explosives.
clude independent doctors on their survey team.
Enewetak: A draft EIS as required by
oniy one Jatenese
doctor,
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nas
no
1972
CECEMBER The U.S. begins separate negotiations with the Mariana Islands
toward that <istrict becoming a U.S. commonwealth, after the rejection of this
Status by the reset of Micronesia.
land are a facus of American
Military plans for an air base on Tinian Is-
interest
APRIL Enewetak: The U.S. announces it
will, surrencer Enewetak by the end of
S001et 3
in
the Marianas.
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