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Asked how the people Pelt about being moved to another Atoll,
"They do not feel good about it,

.

Fear may have fate of Bikini.”

said:
Tae

Bikini people have been moved from island to island are now on isciated

Kili.

Everyone I heve talked to say the Bikinians are extremely unheppy

about their loss,

fan but 18/ Of the 82 Rongelep people some L5 suffered

some /injury from the/ radioactive burns. fash./
only slight.

Many fot ths buras/ were

That more serious injury did not occur was largely due to the

work of 29-year-old

_

the Rongelap medical aide.

said the next

morning he noticed that "the fresh water in containers outside turned yellowbright yellow.

(Eds Note:

Such colorations are not caused by radioactivity.)

I told people not to use.”
A seaplane landed at the Atoll the second dey after the blast and the
next day a Gestroyer arrived at she scene to evacuate the peovle.

taking showers then,"

"Seme were frightened.

sick,"

said.

"We started

said there was no panic although

By night children were crying.

Many (adults) were

It was /about_7/ some days after the exposure that some natives

began losing their hair.

optting their hair back.

I saw several who had.

Nearly all cf them were

One fellow wore a red and white baseball cap

continuously.

» & Marshellese nurse from Majuro who was acting

as interpreter, confided:

"He lest all his heir."

about their experience, -_.
anger among some people.

Asked how his people felt

paused and then very solemmly

replied:

"There ic

I think it will disappear if we gst back home.

They trust the émerican pecple.

JI like American people."

The Rongelap leader

said that his people had been well taken care of since their arrival.

They brave

had all the food, clothing, medical cere and entertainment they need.

Jabwe

at this point said, "I want to thank the Americans for the immediate care they

gave us.”

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