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DATE: July 12, 195k
John C. Bugher, MeDe, Director,
Division of Biology and Medicine
CONSIDERATICN BY THE UNITED NATIONS
TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL IN
CONNECTION WITH THE MARSHALL ISLANDERS! PETITION.
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At the request of the State Department and with your approval
I joined the American Delegation to the Trusteeship Council
for the hearing of the report of the High Commissioner, for the
Trust Territories of the Pacific and for the consideration of
the petition of the residents of the Marshall Islands.
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On arrival last Tuesday afternoon, July 6, I had a conference
with Mr. Mason Sears, United States Delegate, Mr. Frank E.
Midkiff, High Commissioner, and members of the Ue S. Delegation
staff. It seemed reasonably clear that the Agenda of the
following day would probably not deliberately involve the petition
but would be concerned with the other aspects of the Trust Territories! report by Mr. Midkiff. Mr. Midkiff had a long prepared
statement which specifically recognized that the matter of the
petition should be heard first by the Committee on Petitions of
the Trusteeship Councile However, it was anbicipated that in the
question period which would follow Mr. Midkiff's formal statement,
matters relating to test activities might very well arise.
Mr. Midkiff's statement was given on Wednesday and in the question
period which followed the representative from India in a prolonged
question which was in fact a speech for the record asked for infor~
mation about the permanent damage which had been done to the lands
of the Marshall Islands and the hazards which had been established
affecting the lives of the inhabitants. Mr. Midkiff replied that
the information would be furnished a little later, md that night
I prepared such a general statement, a copy of which is attached.
A bloc’ has been formed in the Trusteeship Council of countries
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antagonistic to the United States. These are led by the Indian
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