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Survey ef Rongelap and Utirik atolls.
All members of the survey party agree cn the rece hendrtdions

COR BE. P. CRQAITE, Project Officer of Profact & Jl wes not

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of soll, water and food Ltens will not be availsble and eval
scme weeks,

6, Pinzlly, the survey party emohasizes the inrertangde of
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licizing the tenroriry nature of the relocation, It is pesqidle thst
the natives wili te content to meniin at Kweaj2lein Atal affer they live
there a yaar, under sucsidy of the U.S, Gevermment, Mr. Negs, District
Acministratcr of TirP..ciS at Maduro, stated at 2 caiterenceffat Xw2afalein
on 27 April i9Skh that it is the policy of TEAPACIS ta discograge concentraticn of Marshallese natives 22 a few caoomercially favcraple Locaticns
and to disccurage too rapid accuisiticn of wealth cy small -rairs of
natives, This policy emfircs the recommend tisn mace alcvp that the
sutsicy provided the natives while at Kxejelein be held vo Fhe essential rinicun,

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DaVID O. BYaaS, JR.
Colonel, U. S. aray
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Party.
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of Rongelap and Utirik

Atolls.

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