W. J. Stanley, Director/PASO ~5- Gift food to the community or several gallons of diesel fuel or gas for the community boat or radio generator are accepted goodwill gestures that would be exceptions to use ofGovernment property. By Tuesday morning all counting was concluded, samples collected and stored and a very moving closing meeting was held. People were assured at both atolls that their radiation levels continued to decrease substantially and there was no known danger to them from radiation from the food and water they drank, the air they breathed or the land they lived on. We left for Kwajalein about 10:30a on September 4. The party held the night before we left was one of the nicest I have attended. Movies preceded the dinner (all 277 persons on the atoll attended I'm sure), and following that there were traditional dances performed by the istlanders and some not so traditional reciprocal disco steps by mission members. With the single exception mentioned previously the entire team worked with and socially enjoyed the people of Utirik as friends. As with Rongelap, the claims payments did nothing to damage this friendship. It is time to note that at no time were we able to communicate between the vessel and Kwajalein. This unacceptable situation was discussed with Kentron upon our return and agreements were reached to alter frequencies to insure this is not repeated. Upon our return to Kwajalein Reynold and Iimmediately went to Ebeye by whaler to check on the possibility of more claims surfacing. We met with Jetan Anjain, Nitijela representative of the Rongelap people. He is or was a dental officer with the TTPI and is very articulate and vocal. He was angry that his people had no imput into the new medical referral subsistence agreement. I advised him that his government,both TT and Marshalls,had plenty of time for input but did not do so and that this was really an internal problem. I told him also that while we might not always agree to what he wanted, that we should keep an open dialogue as friends who share a common objective. I believe this was a productive meeting for both his government and ours. We then met with the Utirik Nitijela representative, Donald Matthew, on Kwajalein. He seemed satisfied with our efforts. In conclusion and before the recommendations I would like to acknowledge the professional manner in which Bob Miltenberger, Ed Lessard, Allen Hunt, Joe Balsamo, Bob Sherwin, Bob Dillingham and Jerry Rademacher carried out this mission. They worked long hours, rushed through or skipped Several meals to continue their work and helped create a general atmosphere of goodwill. IUofo lu