“a tyres -3- Trust Territory) know about it. We were afraid they would get in trouble," The petition was finished end ready for mailing April 20 but Heine said he waited until April 22, the day a plane wes due, to drop it in the mailbox, He said he planned to register it but arrived at the Post Office too late. Postmistress Irene Records did not recall the letter but said she remembered that Heine had been in and inquired about registering a letter, Heine said he also sent a copy of the petition with a letter to the "editor of the Washington Fost," The letter said in part: "You may be interested ts know that yours is the only publicztion to which we are sending such & copy. We have chosen you simply because we understand your paper to be a fair and reliable ons of national standing,” There was 1 other Marshallese pstition to leave the Island, circulated by school chiidren and sent to Midkiff, milder than the ene sent to the United Nations, It was The languege wes anch Students and ail Marshallese and American teachers signed it. The latter part of March a doctor arrived at Majuro and told Noes they would have to get about 100 blood samples from vrexposed Marshallese to usa as a yardstick in treatment of the finjured/ expesed natives. fileas said the official had no intention of giving the natives ar explanation, He protested to the official./ The medical group arrived April 5, met with the natives to give them an explanation Neas requested and the next day the samples were obtained. Three days before the medical group arrived, Neas held a weekly staff meeting with drpartment heads and Marshallese leaders, The question srose about sending a petition to the High Commissioner signed by both Trust Territory employees and Marshallese, (more)