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Bair:

Also the Japanese survivors received much higher, much higher doses

of radiation than anybody in the Marshall Islands.

This was a very, this

group of people that have been studied received a lot of radiation exposure
and still there were no effects.
Marshallese:

The Marshallese even though they were not where the bombs

were exploded did have some eruptions on their skin from the bombs even
though they weren't there and we have had doctors come from Japan who have
testified that they do have birth defects as a result.
Bair:

There are no data that support that.

They are wrong if they say

that is true.
Marshallese:

I would like to ask if it would be possible for us to bring

some slides tomorrow and view them like we are viewing these slides?
Bair:

What kind of slides?

Buck:

We will see tomorrow.

Bair:

You mean here?

Buck:

People here or slides here?

Bair:

I am talking about...are they photographs of people who were exposed

Which here are you referring to?

to radiation here in the Marshall Islands?
Marshallese:
Ray:

Yes, pictures of Marshallese.

May I interject that tomorrow we are here at your disposal, Chief

Secretary.

We are prepared to answer questions, we are prepared to listen.

If there is something that someone wants to bring to us we will be glad to

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