PaGE 3 RUYNDYA1Se2 UNCLAS _ SATE WIELANG TARLY ONE MORNING IN OCTOSES OF 1968, HIS SHIP DOCKED OFF UdeLAaNs AND ME WENT SSHORE TO MEET WITH THE MSGISTRATS AND WEMSERS OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNC HAD DECIDED ME YAS UNAWARE OF THE FACT THAT THE PEOPLE OF UJELANG CONDUCTING WAS COUNCIL THE WHILE SO TO -ASANDOY THE ISLAND AND THE NESTING, ALL THE REST OF THE ISLANDERS, CHOWDIS THREE NUBDRED rH OF THES, VENT AS3OA4RD THE FIELD TRIP VESSEL, OVER MEM, WOMEN AND CHILDREN fROM BOW TO STERY, FINALLY THE COUNCIL TOLD HIM OF THE PLAN TO GO TO MaJuRO aNd TO ASANDSON WIELANG, THEY TOLD Hid THAT “MOSBCDY REALLY CA&R=S ASOUT US." THEY SAID THEY WERE VIRTUALLY STARVING 8D DID NOT EVEN HAVE - COPRA TO.TRADE. ? 20 3A8LOS TOLD THEM, “I TOTALLY Agi CHANCE TO SEE WHAT I CAN DO.” He NOTED. THAT THE’ SHIP Was Re SPE i MANY PEOPLE WOULD DIE SHOUL Tre SHIP LEAVE Ax ENCOUNTER _& STORM, SALOS PLEADED WITH THEM TO COME OFF SUT THEY REFUSED. "THE WOMEN ma ~ Wee PARTICULARLY THE MOGISTRATE, ADAMANT” "oy BALGS JOHN ASRGHAM, . SAILS. BROTHER OF THE CHIEF, SAID, . , "“GiVe 4 he 1 a ee “ RUHHDNAL649 UNCLAS . ‘h chaser.” BUT. MANY PERSONS REFUSED TO LEGVE THE SHIP, THE a a SEGOTIATIGNS CONTINUED FOR FOUR HOURS. ‘FINALLY AN AGREEMENT: WAS REACHE) LN WHICH THE S AIP WAS TO PUT “ ASHORE WHATEVER FLOUR AND RICE WAS AVAILABLE. ivPoon BALOS AGREED TO REMAIN BEHIND UNTIL THe SITUAT 10 ON UJE LANG “VAS ALLEVIATED, 'GALOS SAID THAT THE PEOPLE WANTED a riel TRIP VE SSE L TO” RetURN IN TWO WEEKS WiTk SUPPLIES OR THEY WOULD “F D2 Hi TG THE oHagKS.” WORD WAS SENT BY THE SHIP'S CAPTAIN TO D TAD “aRSHALLS, DWIGHT MEINE, CONCERYING THE SITUSTION ON THE J Veo AND EKACTLY TWOUo WEEKS LATER THE FIELD me VES SEL LORE bt RETURYED., SALOS SAID THT THs PZOPLE WERE VERY HAPPY AND KILLED D CHICKENS AND PIGS FOR A 3SIG PARTY, “THEY TRUSTED MeFROM THEN ON," 3B AFTERWARDS B4LOS QUIT HIS GOVERNMENT JO3 If Was Too Re STRICT Ive, “T DECIDED TO RUN FOR THE CONGRESS OF MICRONESIA", S4L0S SAID “SO I COULD 3G YHAT I COULD TQ HELP THE PEOPLE. FES FIRST Task Was TO INSURE That THE PEGPLE RECEIVED THe INTEREST FROM THE L.4 4ILLiON DOLLAR TRUST FUND. THEN HE REQUESTED THAT 6 GROUP SE ALLLOYED TO RETURN TO ENEWETAK AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, BALOS SAIS, THEY LEARNED THAT A MISSILE TESTING PROGRAM © 9011331