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Mr. Yates. Yes.
Mr. McGraw. And the value ts Soe
Mr. Yares. Ok
:
Mr. McGraw. For Bikini 22 people in the sample. The value
uite a bit higher than Rongelap. but still a factor of like ao thir, a1
the standard that we would evaluate with. This is of course 1977)
numbers.
As J recall the 1974 data the value for Bikini was like
On th
previous page the value for Bikini was .12s, so betweelrtssTand 19
the velues went up by a factor of 10.
DATES OF WARNINGS TO PEOPLE OF BIEINI
Mr. Yares. If all this is true. sir, why four years ago in 1974 were
you advising Mr. DeBrum to tell the Bikinians not to drink the weil
water and why were vou then—vorwere bringing food in four years
ago because there food
is po
on BENT;
tir,
DEBResM. That isrieht. <ir.
el vierin d
Mr. YarTes. Contaminated om por. ‘antairny
Mr. DEBRUM. That 15 correst. «ir.
Mr. Yates. Tueshe
Toot
Gime in two vears ago. right? Wer wid
the coconut trees start maturing?
Mr. DeBrras. A bout two vers pan
Mr. Yates Were vou allov:yg them to eat the food that was grovwing on Bikini two years ago. Mr. McGraw?
Mr. McGraw. Were weallowing them two vears ago?
Me Vase, Voz
bir. McGraw.WwWhen was the recommendation made? Did vou say
four vears ago?
Mr. DiReus. Yes. approximatelyfour
about
years
Mr. Yates. You have coconnt~ growing on king two vears ago.
You have Ppaneenes and papevas and breadfruit growing two veary
amc. Fave sears ear voy told them not to drink the water, there wags ne
Peog dv.
ovate 2 nad vou told them not to cat the food. Were vou
told not to eat the food twovears aro!
Mr. DeBrcs. That was the timc. four years ago. Mr. Chairman,
that people were told that they were examining their food and they
hed suspected
Mr. Yates. And they were told not toeat tr?
Mr. De Bara. Thev were gi:
eed from eating.
Mir)
ere they told not ro eat the ford all thronei: Us
TOOT fin drota (oy weltsalt duirthe Cts
not
told
WeisTo
That
period
Mir.
r. VaTes. Were thev told not to eat the food all during his
Period
too!
"TF
sss 7"? further analysis convinced them otherwise.
rd.
ysis never convinced them ?
ie
ckUM. hs. ereony inced tliem.
Mr, Yer, Sothey w
i
bewyes é
{r. DeBrum. Yes.
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