CHAIRMAN STRAUSS:

1 have oxprassnd myself on

viat I think this subject is, strongly in the past, and
I would

iika

to look it ovar,

Itom 2 is tho roturn of the Rongolapesa te their
home

island,

Wha is going to spoak to that point?

LR, FIFLDS:

Or, Dunham is going to spank to this

CHAIRMAN STRAUSS:
125/30,

Dr, Dunham, wo are discussing

Would you enlighton us on it?
DR. BURNAN:

This is a problem which the Division

of Biology and Nudicine has had under consideration for rome

time, the matter of whon it would be best to return the
Rongolap Islanders to

their homa island in the atoll.

Tho contamination thero was quito heavy several
yaars ago.
tho

Qna

possible

hazard

Situation where
against what

has to woigh,
to the

there

people of roturning ta a

is a maasurable dugres of contamination

is happaning

dajuro on the i: land,

in thinking of this, ono,

to the people by keaping them at

The trust territory people tell me

that if they arc kopt at Majuro much longer,
have deterioreted
not bo

ablo

in ong sonec

to maintain

to a state wherothey might

thomsalvas on their home island,

With this gonoral background,
vocord of what nopponed
ness that

they may

to

and again the past

the Bikind poople and the bitter-

bas toon caused becsure

they nover did get back

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