Attn ttbe® inna mb Ps ae aa a ha ome wadedShedie ates Sabena Ba ok Sen eReapealee ey eia anne tb weeteed deededa noe wh ig mh tate ae eee mete ee ment er Aree Ree ae cele etie tes ak ort uraed telanbelnbeee mete ATTORNEYS AL LAW J Ve | oat (J ) §408 SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA 90230 " RONALD G. BAKAL apy ALTAGEN BAKAL 401705 TELEPHO!oo (213) 390-78 November 35, 1976 Fred M, Zeder U.S, Dept. of the Tnterior Washington D.C. 20240 Ros Rm 43:2 People of Utirit Atal], Marshall Tslands Quy Giient: Negligence - Murch 1, 1954 Year Sir: ; as office has been retained by the People of Utirik Atoll rshall Jslands, United Nations Trusteeship, to seek cempensaticn ontheir behalf for damages they have suffered as a result of the negligence of tne United States Government in the detonation of a nuclear device on March 1, 1954. For the Jast 22 years our clients heve suffered from the effects of their exoosure te radiation with only token compensation and periodic medical treatment which can oniy be described as experimentation. Along with the high desree of thyroid tuinors, including malignancy’, amung the exposed population, evidence hus been detected that secend generation chiicion are being genetically arflicted. Pusides the direct physical danase, the entire> polubation of the atoll suffers from the caotional and psychological effects of the expectation of Continuing health problems. Your agency should be well aware of the cnviorniental MaraC t the radiatien has had upen the flora and fawia af ULivik Atol]. Now that the former residents of Bikini Atel] have laen Conponsated for ‘teks property losses by Coneressicnel action, it is time that the people of Utirik Atoll shall he compensated fy the Joss of life, continuing diseases, threat of disease, altered CNVLYOMeNt und the humiliation of being treated as huonen sulnes pius, There cre still 40 persons ulive in the exposed gram Living on the Atoll. This office now demands that cach aad every member of that group be coupensitted in the sum of Owe Millen Dollars (31,000 ,002.60) for physical and PsychologicaaL injury. Further demand 4:5 made uli behalf ol ali other inhabitants of ike Atell in the sum of Sixty > Million Dollars ($4.0 009,000.00) oor psychelopicat, emotional and cnviormental Camayes. BEST COPYAVAILABLE Teenwe geeer eee . PT ee Te Eee re NR ey hellaad) . Rea oe rrSTNGTN a EES WOES TN eboE rome eee, OE HAE: CRSFTETRENE mms wee FL mE ee OE rte oeepee ot ran