Ay STANDARD FORM NO. 64 . . ° “405 Ov) 4y Office Memorandum e UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ne Dr. Charles Dunham, Deputy Director, Tyision of Biology & Medicine, Room 1309 T-3 Bldg. DATE: November 5, 1954 FROM : E. L. Wilber, Public Information Service SUBJECT: *TiaZOOTAGE ON RELOCATION OF MARSHALL ISLANDS NATIVES pa SYMBOL: otteginif¥ aoe of) D8 pein eee. when DMA asxed you to concur on a memorandum to the tasx force indicating that AEC at this time had no specific need for a picture on the natives, you asked me to run down information on fiim on the subject. You have indicated that you wish to know where film is in the event there is a sudden need for it. As you kmow, Lookout Mountain Laboratory, USAF, has a large batch of 16 m. color material on the entire native situation with regard to Castle. During the period cf Novemoer 8-12 I shall be in Hollywood and will ask the Air Force to prepare and forward to me a listing of the rough footage. will hear further on this aspect. You -Last July, a 30-minute color film on the return of the Uteriknatives and the relocation of the Rongelap people on Majuro.was shown to the U's Trusteeship Scuncil by the U. 5S. representative, Mason Sears It was 2 silent film, and Sears arranged that Frank Midkiff, then High Cormissionsr of Trust Teritories, do a running commentary. goed Sr on State,Interior personnel, it has been determined that the film wes ta:xen oy orficials of the Trust Territory (Midkiff's staff). allegeciy tt is not professional qualivy material, out was timely for tne UN showing. Iu i3 not selieved there is @ script of "Miakit:7's commentar; i o seems doubtful that the fiim is still in this country, and the Imer‘or oys have advised that information on the whereabouts of the fila and a poset aie transcript of Midkiff's remarks likely could be obtained fron D. 3. Nuckxer, Deputy High Commissioner of: the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands, headquartered at Guam. “I assume you will contact Nucker. Curtis Strong at State said that He shought it likely that Staite uisht well find need for ancther more updated picture for next summer's session of the Trusteeship Council. Obviously it would have .to be shot in the field. Stronz said that they miyht also want access to some of the Air rorce footasze. I tola& him I would at*temot to get a lisving here. You may find that the "Midkiff" film bas a future stop-loss worth. The JCAP Foo"a3zé would take tlre to whip into usable shape, out “f you have the Tuncs, Fayvlord's unit no doubt would ve glad to make &@ rough-cut fila of whatever scenes (based on the list I Yove to ret) you thiak most c€vantageous. T, SQ00T93 ‘a he O MILITARY RESEARCH& APPL. greener mag as Sdutbssawsi & kyate vis