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letter dated juviy 9, 1976, from the neonpie of Utirik
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we would also like to mahe reference to an
earlier letter from Represertotive John Haglelzan
to you following the Varch curvey.
To date he has
not received a response.
FPrrthermore, Conrressman
balos' letter dated Nay S$, LOTG to you Aas not been
answered.
Consequently, we should like te pose seme
questions, and teek some clarifications with regard
to the Ponselan-Utirik issue.
We would, therefore, appreciate learning of your
responses to the Keprecentatives who nade the innsuiries,
and also what response to the Utirik letter has been
sent by either you or by Hr. Romer Ray.
porters
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Furthermore, we have heard that people of Rongelav
and Utirik have compleined that it was our Cormittee
which said that no "descendants" of exnosed persons
would receive T.D.
cards.
Public Law Yo.
5={5?, as
amended by P.L. fo. 5-00, indicates that descendants
are covered un'e~ the law.
However, the benefits are
accorded to the veople unter the TIVI-URPA agreement.
Those who voula receive cards, would be those listed
on the LiL roster.
Purthermore, we recall that your
position was thut there was no reason to include
dercondants ov exnosed persons on the BIL roster for
two reasons:
i)
it was unlikely tnat any effects
would be teunsnitted to subseanuent senerations, and
2)
puteins thom on the roster and thus giving thes
T.D. cards would Lend them to believe that they
fell
into
the some cossaze class
Pongelspese,
as the exnosed