940 LOCAL FOODS BANNED TN 16474 Br. Yates. We are now up to 1976, Let's go back to the interrogation on page 1171; “Mr. Yates. Were you still the AEC in 1976? “Mfr. Deat. We were ERDA in 1976, “Mfr. Yares. So vou became a little more alarmed than when you were the Atomic Energy Commission. In 1976 you first encountered this kind of a test. Is this an annual test that you had been making of the people?” " Of course, in retrospect now my question is not correct, because vou knew about iin 1974. You knew about the water certainly in 1873, In 1976 the coconuts were first becoming ripe. Mr. deBrum. together with the Bikinians, was eating the coconuts. But you were not drinking the water! Mr. DEBrrs. Not the well water. Mr. Yates. Were vou eating the pandanus in 1976! Mr. DeBream. Some people ste them. Mr. Yates. They ate the pandanus. What else was growing there? Mr. DeBree. Papaya was growing on the island. Mr. Yates. Papava. Anything else ! Mr. DeBroot. Pumpkins. Mr. Yates. Pumpkins? Mr. DeBrras. Yes. Mr, Varrs. And people were eating all of these things.all the vege: taliles? Mr. DeBrou. We hed indicgtion that some of themndnutted thev atethem., sir, Mia. eT Yarrs. 9Ree Mr. DeBrum. Yes Mr. Yatrs. And were xo 18 yoy were Mr. DeBrem. Thev were told that ‘gent them. not to eat them ¢ - sir, and not INITIATION OF TIP] FEEDING PROGRAM Mr. Yarns. And all during the period starting in 1972, every month ashipcaneto Bikini with food f Mr. Mr. Afr. Mr. Mr. DeBrem. Yes. Yates. And water? DEBruM. No. no water. Yates. Just food ! DeBrea. Yes. Mr. Yarzs. So ther were drinking the cistern water! Mr. DeBreon. Yes. , “th food. W Were tou food. Mr. Yates. And vou were supplving them with supplyjnethemritenouch fond! " OO Mar. Deine. aAl_tjmes-tnjedsupply them with enough. uy could not cer there ip pme. sir. There were timessee So in the meantime phey bad papa coconuts? Teor, Mr. DeBree. Sometimes thes cated that fous Mr. PaTes. Therasded 7 Mr. DeBrem. Yes 1 — Mr. Yares. Whycould you not get there in time! ay 9011532