i Fopees : . . ) ‘ not’pursued since it concerned administrative policy of the Trust Territory. Some of the other complaints concermed “poisoning by fish (an old complaint). They claim that certain fish have a black spot in their abdomen which they | believe is related to radioactivity and causes the sickness.) They are still disgruntied that they are not allowed to eat’ ‘ the-coconut crabs which is forbidden because of the high ~ eoncentration of Strontium99. They complained that the coconuts were small and referred to certain changes in the | ‘eoconut and pandanus trees which they believe are due to ‘fallout. There was a complaint that I had not heard before, _, that several people hed gotten inflammation and blistering Of the mouth from eating arrowroot flour... This latter complaint was probably due to impropét preparation of the . flour which is knotto “produce such symptoms. I heard no “mention of the sit agaibst the United States Government. | (Dr. Macdonald bad showed ine @ report of the United Nations; teani's visit to Rongelap.The complaints voiced to this -group were about the same as described above. )" f