asked to serve unofficially as guides when entering the pass at Rongelap and Utirik. I was unaware of this request. This is not their function and they were placed in a difficult position because of this request. The pass at Utirik is difficult for an experienced Marshallese navigator. We approached that pass in the early afternoon with good visibility, about a 2' sea, and just before high tide. As the ship approached the reef we noted a redfiberglass boat which I recognized as belonging to the island of Utirik approaching across the atoll. The boat was also spotted by Mr. Otterman who was conning the ship and by the navigator who was on the roof of the pilot house. The small Marshallese boat could have closed with the ship within 20 to 30 minutes if we had held our position outside the atoll. However, the decision was made to proceed without adequate pilotage. The ship missed the Utirik pass, passing over the reef approximately 200 yards south. Mr. Otterman claims that the ship went through the pass. I can provide at least five affi-~ davits from people who have been in and out of that pass repeatedly that we were well south of the pass and passed over the reef. Luckily, the ship draws only about 8' of water and with an exceptionally high tide we were able to get over the reef without encountering any obstructions. This set of circumstances is fortuitous and, in light of the ready avail- ability of a knowledgeable Utirik pilot, showed very poor maritime judgment." "During the two day loading period before we sailed, it quickly became apparent that Mr. Otterman, who was functioning as the Captain of the ship (although he was not the registered master of the ship) was extremely upset about the volume of supplies that’ were being loaded by the medical team." “Another serious problem involving administration/public relations that developed on Rongelap involved the distribution of candy ashore by Mr. Otterman. Three of the most serious conditions encountered in the Marshallese are maturity onset diabetes, severe dental caries and @xogenous obesity. The medical group had discussed these problems at some length and in our preplanning had decided that we would restrict, as far as possible, the delivery of free sugars in the form of candy to the people. This decision was the foundation of our initial nutritional educational program and was an integral part of the medical card of this survey. I think it was on the second day of our visit to Rongelap that I noticed Mr. Otterman standing on the beach surrounded by children passing out something from a bag. I left the screeningprocess aboard ship and went ashore and found that Mr. Otterman was passing out candy and chewing gum to the children." "The first was obviously the medical survey goals that we were attempting to achieve, but equally important was our public relations Stature. I think a review of past performance of this program has revealed that the medical care has been excellent but there have been major problems that have arisen in the public relations area. I consider this a very important aspect of the Marshall Islands medical survey. During this survey that public relations effort was compromised." Page 6 of 13 ENCLOSURE I