of at THE SECRETARY OFDEFENSE ‘ os WASHINGTON (BAR 27878. - «=, °-. ‘The Homorebie Peter R. Rosenblett President's Personal Representative for Micronesien Stains Negotiations Room 3356 ° ‘ =eInterior Departmext of th “- — 0 me - o . . . _ e. . - . Ho Washington, D. Cc. 20240 . Dear Mz. Ambessedor: - + sles ; dee et mene hd ee ° ee me . e.. ae . I would Uke to pring to youz zitertion an issue Soyolving poterniel cleims against the United Stetes Govermmextthet I believe should be raised, and resolved, 2t the Micronesian Stezins Negotizioms.,. . - . 4 . - . Bisa ena E Enewetek Atolls were used by the 8 United States for aimospheri muclear testing curing the period 19£8 t0 1958. Twenty~three tests were conducted at Binos“and forty-three were conducted 2t Snewetak, The in- bebitents of these-atolis were reloceted during the testing, and they were mot exposed to radiation, The lend itself, however, srfliered physical - Gemege from the meclear detonations 2nd from residnel redioaciive con~ femination, In addition, the inhabitents of two meighboring 2tolls, Roxcge: end Utirik, were exposed accidentally to radioactive falont following the Marck 1, 1954.Brave test om Bikini AtolL - . The peosle of these four atolls mey file cleims against the United States ‘for carnage or injery erising out.at the mueclear testing, In the czese of Bidini and Enewetek, cleims mzy be brought for land Garage or loss, There is an additional potential for claims following xesettlarment of thas etolls should there be fitere person] i3 njory 2s 2 result of expostre to ‘Pay re-.iduel radiation not removed during the cleamep operations, In tx Cage oz Rongel2p and USrik, there exists 2 potential for pers mie Srisettr Claims as a result of the accidental exposure of the people to falion:, e - . . e o EXtorts to resolve the eleims issn to dete, suchas "ex gratia” paymecst ~ oe - = - Mf ee Be A een WN OT fn ae RATE wee