-2?5- will provide alternatives in the event that one or another communication strategy fails to achieve desired results. SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL APPROACH n, An analytic case study method including direct observatio be respondent interviewing and archival study technigues, will employed to meet research objectives. Research is planned to occur within a 48-month time span divided into three distinct Six research tasks will concentrate but interrelated phases. on identification of perceptions of federal representatives and residents of atolls in the Marshall Islands concerning radiological topics, identification of the informal communication network existing among native residents in the Marshalls and culminating in the development and field testing of a culturallyappropriate communication process. Behavioral effects generated by the process will be monitored over the course of the resettle- ment of Enewetak Atoll and possibly other atolis as identified in the proposal. SIGNIFICANCE The communication process to be implemented in the final stage of the project is expected to facilitate communications and relationships between federal agency representatives and Marshall Islanders. Moreover, knowledge of intracultural and intercultural demands placed upon the Marshallese will be greatly advanced. The current lack of understanding among the Marshallese as they prepare for resettlement in high risk environments will be carefully examined. The results will assist in identifying adaptation problems and possibly prevent new complications.