° Tiwva tl vorvot shont the -etitfon sent to the TiN. it is that it aiesht boomerang and hurt the trust territory people. 7s a 1 cid not nave tmericans in on the petition. "There wes a reason we They are very nice. want them to zet in trouble,” he explained. We cid sot Later Heine came to ne and said: "We want Mr. (aynard) Neas (fcting District Administrator) to be District Administrator. If in any way our petition implies lack of confidence in him or the Trust Territory Government say that it is not not so." eine said thet "EZvervone (Americans in the Marshalls) sympathize with us. felt a responsibility; for what happened." That is the concensus of what I found in talking to the Americans on the island. the accident, said: The; Neas, in commenting on "I believe officials of the nuclear tests should heve given adequate and timely information to the natives so they could protect themselves. To my mowledze this was not done." Sob L. Omis, missionary for the American Board of Comuissioncors of Foreicn Mission, Soston, is on Majuro translating the Bible for the deepl; relicious Marshallese. ~ think I approve it. te made this comment on the vetition: . Dwizht (Seine) is smart. It wes a sensible way +o hancle it as it did not involve (U.S.) Government neople. the peorle here wet national consciousness.” tow "I It will help Doctor Dunnam Xirkham of Avoce, New York, a former Army doctor and now the Trust Territory doctor for the Marshall Islands, said of the incident: peocle. “It's touzh on these They seem a little distrustful of our promises. of Bikini.” They are thinking Another Trust Territory official who asked that his name not ve used said "They're takings a damn dim view of being yenked from one tsland to another.” There seemed to ve some concern amons the Anericans that they too had been kent in the dark about the explosions. One wonan said that nearly; every 4merican received inquiries about their welfare after 5000185 wee OSE ~ oe ft vere oe ae ore|