TRIP REPORT ~ MATURO, KILI, JALUIT -2-. 4 « Whole Body Counting s A boat was made available from the Marshalls Government's Department of R&D and we went to Ejit (10 minutes from downtown Majuro) and met with the elders and leaders, There were about 55 Kilians _ (Bikinians) living there as part of the resettlement program. They seemed to welcome the chance to be countedand of course saw us as_ tdoctors who Ww there to take care of them, We tricd to dispel Chis notion by explaining what the Whole Body Counting (WBC) was” for, Each person over 5 years of age was paid $10 to provids them with funds to buy meals, take taxis, etc. while in Majuro. . a a The people were returned to Ejit each night and the counting took Place from May 15 through 17. The'WBC trailer is in bad shape as it suffers from maladies associated with old age and a life of debauchery. While we were successful in getting the air conditioners repaired we did not have the same good fortune with the roof, and deterioration continues. We negotiated for a ship ta go to Kili and ended up with the 4.V,. Marshall Islands which runs on P€ current, although the trailer uses AC. While the Marshalls Government made every effort ta provide us with a working generator we ended up jin the communications .station clearing with the people of Kili and Jaluit Atoll the idea of picking up the people at Kili and performing the counting dockside at Jaluit Atoll using regular shorepower. A deal was struck with the people from Kili welcoming a "weekend" in Jaluit, an atoll with amenities and an abundance of fish. The WBC was performed in this manner. Only 15 people went from Kili to Jaluit for counting purposes. fhe others said they would welcome being checked but the death of an infant on Kili involved social obligations at Kili. The health aide and his family also Stayed because of his duties but indicated if we had a replacement All in all we were well received. he would have been glad te come. The people were in unison as to wanting to know when the Enyu decision would be forthcoming. There was no closeout meeting at Kili. TI asked the Acting Magistrate if he wanted one, but due to the funeral ceremony and the fact the many council members were off island he declined after I assured him that the radiation levels in their bodies continued to drop.as expected and presented no known danger to the people, He was to have explained this to.the other leaders. 7 In all, 127 persons were counted from Kili, Ejit and Majuro, 81 of whom were present on Bikini in April 1978. I was told by BNI personnel that between the January counting and this latest exercise, all but a handful of people had been counted. We returned to Majuro on Wednesday, May 23rd, and had a very interesting meeting with the Bikinians on Ejit later that day. major points I emphasized several times: There were four