947 Mr. Yares. Yes. Mr. McGraw. And the value} . Mr. Yates. Oksf Mr. McGraw. For Bikini 22 people in the sample. The value uite s bit higher than Rongelap, but still a factor of like a third of the standard that we would evaluate with. This is of course 1977 numbers. fo As J recall the 197 : ikini was Jike .1. On the previous page the value for Bikini was .12s. so andi9v7—s® the values went up bya factor of 10. DATES OF WARNINGS TO PEOPLE OF BIEIN! - , Mr. Yares. If all this is true. sir, why four vears ago in 1974 were yeu advising Mr. DeBrum to tel] the Bikinians not to drink the well water and why were you then—vou were bringing food in four vears ago because there wir. is bal) DEBRUM. That is righit. sir. Mr. Yates. Contaminated op pon: 1? Mr. DeBrem. That 1s correct. sir. Mr. Yates. Therrmnie-fooTin two years ago. right? Wen wid the coconut trees start maturing? Mr. DeBrrm. About t ro eaisace ing ( Mr. Yates. Were you allow:ng them to eat the food that was growon Bikini two years ago. Mr. McGraw? Mr. McGraw. Were we allowing themtwo veers ago? Mr. Yares. Yes. - Mr. McGraw. When was the recommendation made? Did you say four years ago? . Mr DrBrum. Yes. n : . DATES. YOU have coconuts growing on Bikini two vears ago. You have pandanus and papayas and breadfruit growing two years ago. Four years ago you told themnotto drink the water. there was no food. Two years avo had vou told them not to eat the food. Were you told not toeat the food two years ago! Mr. DeBres. That was the time. four years ago. Mr. Chairman. that people were told that they were examining their food and they had suspected—— Mr. Yates. And they were told not toeat ic? Mr. . i ced from eating. Mr rs. Were they told cod all through this - rene 2They were to 7 WW VIBE Cits Ir. Yates. Were thev told not to eat the food all duringghic Period tan! air. DeBren. Tntil further analysis convinced them otherwise. Mr. Yares. The analssis never convinced them ¢ Mr. DeBue-ss. Never convinced them. Mr. Yarus. Soduring they this period the Mr. 5002083 DeBara. ——_ Yes.