ee ee $40 LOCAL FOODS BANNED TH i874 Mr. Yates. We are now up to 1976. Let's go back“to the interrogs- tion on page 1271: “Mr. Ores. Were you still the AEC in 1976! “Mr. Dea. We were ERDAin 1876. “Mr. Yates. So vou became a little more alarmed than when you were the Atomic Energy Commission. In 1976 you first encountered this kind of a test Is this an annual test that you had been making of the people {” Of course, in retrospect now my question is not correct. because you knew about it in 1974. You knew about the water certainly in 1974. In 1976 the coconuts were first becoming ripe. Mr. deBrum. together with the Bikinians, was eating the coconuts. But you were not drinking the water? Mr. DeBrras. Not the well water. Mr. Yates. Were vou eating the pandanusin 1976f Mr. DeBrera. Some people ate them. Mr. Yarzs. They ate the pandanus. What else was growing there! Mr. DeBren. Papaya was growing on theisland. Mr. Yarrs. Papaya. Anythingelse! Mr. DrBress. Pumpkins. Mr. Yates. Pumpkins! Mr. DeBroa. Yes. Alt. Varrs. And people were eating all of these thingsall the tege; tabies ! Mr. DeBrru. We hed ingication thatthem they atethem. sir. My. DATES. “ot ? Mr. DeBrerw. Yes Mr. Yarrs. And Mr. DeBrun. to eat thern. Ohare, were vor ‘oy were nat toeat them ¢ sir. and not Thev were told thai INITLATION OF TEP! FEEDING PROGRAM Mr. Yarrs. And all during the period starting in 1872, every month a ship came to Bikini with food t Mr. DeBrem. Yes. Mr. Yates. And water? Mr. DeBres. No. no water. Mr. Yates. Just food! Mr. DrBrra. Yes. Mr. Yates. Sothey were drinking the cistern water f Yates. And d vou were Mrr.YA YarnsAna you Mr. Der'snua. There were y ST. YATES.Soin the : supplving h wit h pplving them re_ :rou foodad. . Were ied to supply them wit. enough. nol get ther time, sir. Lioconcocoputcs Mr. DeBrrat. estingindi- cated that ¢ Sr. Yates. Thesatled ! Mr. DeRacm. Yesn Mr. Yares. Whycould you not get there in time DOE ARCHIVES 9001821