I .’ .“ Summary Notes on December 10, 1980 Meeting on Marshalls Health Plan P.L. 96-205, 10:00 a.m. Secretary ‘s Conference Room Roster: See Attachment Some 75 individuals representing various government agencies, the people of the affected atolls, their legal advisors and consultants, Government of the Marshall Islands officials, The Government of the Marshalls etc., attended the meeting. was represented by Secretary of Foreign Affairs Tony DeBrum/ Cabinet Minister Tom Kijener, Senator John Anjain, five additional members of the Nitijela, Dr. Jack Helkena representing the Ministry of Health, and various other government officials. Each of the four named atolls had two official representatives plus legal counsel and other advisors present. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Ruth Van Cleve (TIA) opened the meeting by requesting each delegation or agency head to identify members of the respective groups. She, then, outlined procedure to be followed, i.e.~ 15-20 minute presentatiions of each of the three aspects of the overall plan called for in P.L. 96-205 with appropriate discussion She announced that periods to follow each presentation. written comments would be accepted up to 5:00 p.m. on December 17, 1980. Assistant Secretary Ruth Clusen of DOE spoke briefly on the two plans prepared for DOI by DOE, i.e., the Education and Information Proposal and the Environmental Monitoring Proposal. She then introduced Dr. Bair of Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Battelle Memorial Institute, who briefly outlined the way in which- the Radiation Education and Information Program plan had been developed. Dr. Carl M. Unrah then explainea the plan using charts and slides. The plan contemplates a program to enable the people of Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utirik, and the people of other atolls or islands found to be or have been exposed to radiation from the nuclear tests, to better understand nuclear radiation and its effect. The basic elements of the plan are direct, faceto-face communication with the people of the four affected There would be close atolls and others that may be affected. communication with officials of the Government of the Marshalls Local Marshallese individuals would be trained to as well. carry out the education and information program through training courses both in the Marshalls and the United States. Pretaped radio programs, presented in both Marshallese and English~