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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.

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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.

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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.
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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

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@ bag or about $240.00 to $250.CO per ton for the sun-dried coconut.

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