-SParagraph 45 ERDA's SUGGESTED RESPONSE AND/OR COMMENTS (Continued) 5th sentence - Admit that some of the dangerous radioactive materials will be taken up by pandanus and breadfruit trees, but deny that they will be concentrated k6 Admit. in the fruit. Note, however, that an admission that certain effects "ean'' occur, is not an acknowledgment that they will. Note also, the complete absence of quantification in this paragraph. 47 Admit. 48 We defer to DOD, but think It pertinent to note the fact that @ concern was remoteness from all population concentrations, not just U. S. citizens. 4g Admit first sentence, deny last two. Accuracy of dollar figure in second sentence is speculative. Last sentence is argumentative and may well be untrue. 50 Ist sentence - defer to DOD. See also comments on Paragraph 30. 2d sentence - defer to DOI. Statement is probably true as-to many Bikinians, but not necessarily all. See comments on propriety of class action (Paragraph 7). 51 Deny for lack of knowledge. 52 This paragraph is hard to respond to since we don't see the point of it. DOE ARCHIVES Therefore, we suggest that the first sentence (which fs rather argumentative) and the last be denied for lack of knowledge and information sufficient to form a belief. C7 Enclosure 1