8:35 am
Bai r:
LLL people will arrive about 9:30 am.
Before they arrive Machholz
will bring us up to date on developments
and we should make a list
of issues to discuss with LLL people.
Wachholz:
New Marshall
Islands Government
Political situation in the North Marshall
Negotiations
confusing.
new Marshall
Islands is becoming more
are underway between U.S. government
and
Islands government.
On May 16 there was a meeting between members of the new government,
Ruth Clusen, other DOE people, Admiral Monroe
and others.
The new government wants outside groups to review the
whole situation.
of the islands.
Survey.
(and staff), Tony DeBrun
They are concerned about radiological
Confusion exists regarding
contamination
results from the 13 Atoll
They are questioning why only 13 atolls were sui-veyed.
They feel that unless we can prove an island is not above background
then the U.S. should be required to give medical
care, etc., indefinitely.
They want to know (a) what’s the current situation,
predicted assessment
(b) what is the
and (c) what were people exposed
to in 1954 from
the Bravo shot.
A medical survey has been conducted by the Marshall
on one of the North Marshall
islands.
Islands government
Various illness symptoms were
noted and the government wants to know if they are radiation related.
However,
the validity of the survey is in doubt.
do other mdical
DOE will probably
surveys in the islands.
Bikini
The attorney for the Bikini people has replied to Clusen’s May 15, 1979
letter to the Departmnt
of Interior regarding
of the Bikini people to Eneu.
the possible
He asked why the U.S. governmnt
said Biki~i was “safe” but now we say differently.
questions
return
once
He has a lot of
regarding how doses wouid be changed by e.g., removing
various amounts of soil (many other questions).
There was a meeting