“ure wallace O. Green July 18, 1980 Page Four when we are cesling with so many unimows about the effects of a new technology over the course of time. er énd I.might add, tnat despite the solace an alternative point of view of Injebi dose assessments will have for us and the concerned United States agencies, such an independent assessmert will €o a long way to reassure the Rneweta: people themselves ebout tre risks involved in the proposed return. It should be pointed out that the Injebi veople will be living ix & contaminated environment, enc their corcerms anc pessible anxitites about the lonr-term effects of low-level radiation effects will not eutometiceslly cease uvor their retum. It was =y exrerlence on Utirik thet the people spent much tine discussing the residuscl rafiation on their contazrinated atoll, end although I mst admit that nany of their “theories” about possible radiation effects seemed nelve end inappropri: to me at the time, the real point was that they honestly believed their intuitions and "theories" about radiation effects. I have enclosed a ropy oF ny 1977 Congressional testimony which details sone of these eliefs. I think the very least that we can presently do to reassure tne snjebi people is ts commission an inéeventent survey with scientists having no commection with ex arency of the United Ststes Governnent. é.so, I should mention thet meny people in the Marshall Islands have heard about “Physicians for Soctal Responsibility" ane their eminent President, Dr. Helen Caldicott. It is ww impression thet having Dr. Caldicott and her organization attached to an indeverdent survey and éessessment of the Marshalls will help to restore some of our lost credibility with these people who have a long history of the United States Govermment. In closing, "losing" with I would like to point out that in ny 1979 address before the United Nations Trusteeship Council, where I represented the International League for Human Rights, I specifically requested that an independent survey be conducted in the Marshall Islandse In their Be recommendations to the Administering Authority, the Trusteeship Council agreed with my request and also recommended an independent survey in the Marshalls. 4s we reach the termination of the Trusteeshio Arreement, it seems that our legacy in Micronesia has been somewhet uneven and inconsistent. The trust of the United States Govermnment by the people of Micronesia under the Trusteeship has become tenuous at best, and I think an independent survey in the Marshall Islands is lone overdue if we are to maintain eny degree of credibility, both with the Micronesians and with the international community at large.