Question 18 I have never withheld any information regarding the preparation of the DOE-1982 booklet. I worked on the booklet in response to a request from the DOE because I was sympathetic to their interest in wanting to communicate technical information to the Marshallese people that they might be better prepared to make decisions about the future uses of the islands contaminated by the U.S. weapons tests. While the DOE-1982 booklet may not have provided answers that the Rongelap and other Marshallese wanted, it appears to have stimulated their thinking and led them to air their concerns before the world's scientific and political communities.