A & UNITED STATES 7IOU7 f ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION PACIFIC AREA SUPPORT OFFICE Y342 Y P.O. BOX 29939 HONOLULU, HAWAI! 96820 April 14, 1975 Dr. Nathaniel F. Barr U. S. Energy Research and Development Administration Washington, D. C. 28545 Dear Nat ~ Recalling your remarks of last weak about studies you would hope to initiate with the returning Enewetak and Bikini populations, I think you should be aware of some of the objections which have some currency in the Marshalls. See enclosures. Nelson Anjain is a gentle man who has been our friend and a friend of Conard's over the years. As a young man (37, I believe) he was Mayor, or Magistrate of Rongelap at the time of the Bravo incident, March 1954. His son, Lekoj, was an infant at the time. lLekoj died in November 1972 at Bethesda. I met Nelson at that time and have visited with him since. At Lekoj's funeral he expressed sincere appreciation for Bob Conard's work and for the care his son had received. There was no bitterness evident and that occasion was not taken as an opportunity to embarrass us or open old wounds. Recently, ,however, Nelson has become associated with the Conference for a Nuclear Free Pacific and perhaps has had some help in developing into more of an activist than he has been heretofore. Noting especially the third item in his petition, I think that we must realistically appraise the cost in credibility and in acceptance of our other Marshall Islands activities of any research effort which can 1'11 continue to keep an be construed as “using people". open mind, but I'll also continue to share with you what I perceive to be the parameters and constraints of our situation in the Marshalls. Sincerely, Roger Ray Assistant Manager Enclosures: As indicated For Operations _ e ; Boge ey | 7 s x \ ‘ c 7 §” € ri BN m 4 E re E az PAS SOWOEoRa r _ : =~ iu Eg aw i. oo. TF eda oT a. Oo ak