Ke De Tohols, General Manager

duly 12, 195k

John Co Bugher, MeDe, Directar

Division of Jology and Medicine
CONSIDZRATICN BY THE UAITED NATIONS TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL In
COUECTION “ITH THE MARSHALL ISLANDCRS'* PETITION.
SYMOL1

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I joined the Amorican Delegation
for the bearing ef the repert ef
Trust Territories of the Pacifle
the petition ef the reaidents ef

to
the
and fer the eensideration ef
the

On arrival last Tuesday afternem,

6, I bad & eenference

Midkiff, Righ Commiasiqner, and members

etoff.

the Ue 5. Delegation

It seemed reasonably elear thet the igenda of

following day would probably met deliberately involve

but would be concerned with the ether aspesta ef the Trust Terri-

tories! report by Mrs Midkiff, Mire Midciff had a long prepared

statenent which speeifically reccguined that the matter of the

petition she ld be heard first ty the Cemuittes on Petitions of
ths Trusteeship Council.

However, £4 was anbisipated that in t

question period whieh would fellow Mr. Midkiffte f
matters relating to test aetivitios might very will arise.
and

question whieh was in fact ea speech fer the record asked for infor~
mation about the persanent damage ghich bed bee done to the lands
of the Marshall Islands and the hasarde which had
os
affecting the lives of the ishabitente,
the information would
A bloc. has been formed in the Trusteeship Council ef eamtrice
antagonistic to the United States. These gre led ty the Incian
representation and outstandingly senprised of the 5
and tyria, with varying degrees of sympathy from the represen-

tation of small unite mech ap Maiti.

TtAdchem obvious intent

yep TO Eeore
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