wIrTiAL ois 2 i ye im : mA Wite -6- 3. Other requests for information - The St. Louis Committee has recently requested copies of the BM reports by Gustafson containing the calculations of exposures for the returning Bikinipopuiation. WIDE AO JIV-1SVI Opreypas Sete ay There was also a call from FHS staff indicating they were trying to determine if that agency has any responsibilities for the health of the Bikini natives. 4. Cost of a bomb - Col. Gomes and I were approached by Mr. Baker of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin with the question of how much a nuclear bomb costs. We answered that we didn't have such figures and would not make a guess although if Mr. Norwood needed such information it could possibly be obtained. We heard later (from Mr. Tobin) that in his talks with the natives, Mr. Baker was discussing payments for damage and one idea was an amount equal to the cost of all the devices tested at Bikini. 5. This would explain Mr. Baker's question. Native attitudes - There seemed to be at least two factions within .the group of nine natives. One subgroup, primarily the older natives although Jibas was an exception, seemedearnestly intent on returning the Bikini people to the atoll and reestablishing their homes. The remaining natives seemed more interested .in the possibility that there may be payments for damages. Scrap disposal - I have suggested that in the conduct of the contaminated scrap removal program for near test islands there should be radiological safety and monitoring support. The question of proper disposal of the scrap will come up. + is my feeling that disposal in deep water on the ocean side of the reef will suffice and make the scrap unavailabie to native scrap collectors. I suspect that removal of the scrap will make little difference in the radiation levels of the cleared islands. I have further suggested that all metal debris should be removed from these islands while the job of cleanup of contaminated scrap is being done. Tnis will avoid much decision making on whether this or that item requires disposal. In conclusion there is one problem for which I have concern but no suggested solution. In talking with the Trust Territory Agriculturalist I learned some things about the Copra business in the Northern Marshalls. The Bikini people have a copra based economy. The natives get about $5.00 MOLTO DIV Isvi @ bag or about $240.00 to $250.CO per ton for the sun-dried coconut.