947 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. tow deg hii 5011539 at to eat thie