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storcd in her body. Comparing with the inhabitants of Kili
Island,
Sr is counted 6 times to 20 times as much high

and
Cs is 19 times an much as high in her’body.
And tha
quantity of these elements in body had ingyeased from 1967

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to 1969, of which I am very worried. As
“*~Sr is stored mostly
in bone, it is _thinkable that it is some related cause to

sterility.

L3log is accumulated in muscle.

Anyway both

el®ments contain strong radioactivity, so they can surely effect

to human beings.
I am afraid if she is discouraged too much
when she is told the fact.
Dear Mr. Ataji Balos, I hope you
encourage her not to be distressed spiritually.
I recommend
her to live on Majuro but not on Rongelap, because she had
better not to eat anymore the food containing radioactivity.

"I hope all of them will recover their fine health as quickly

as possible. I am extremely sorry that I could not stay in your place
and give them medical treatment."
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INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS

H.J.R. No. 70

_Intreduced by:

Rep. Mangefel

Requesting the Joint Committee on Program and
Budget Planning to insure that the dock facilities
‘. under the Capital Improvements Program and the Five
Year Plan include provision for new docking facilitiea at Colonia, Yap, and to declare the present

port facilities at Colonia, Yap, a “disaster area."

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to,

H.J.R. No. 71

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Introduced by:

Rep. Atalig

Nominating the Honorable John ©. Ngiraked, Land
+ Management Officer of the Palau District, for
consideration for appointment to the Micronesian
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Claims Commission.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

Representative Manqefel:
recognize

Mr, Speaker, I would like the House to

the presence of scme distinguished visitors

from the Yap.

District -- Chief Roboman, Chief Kenmed, Chief Lukan, and Secretary
to the Council, Mr. Jesus Mangarfir.
Representative Atalig:
Mr. Speaker, may I ask the House to recognize
the presence of Mr. Dick Goddeon, special representative of EPA from
San Francisco.
Representative Guerrero: . Mr. Speaker, I would like to take the
opportunity to express my sympathy to Congressman Balos and the people
of Ronsclao and Utirik.
I am very much concerned that the Adminis~
tration would turn down such a xvequest for guarding their health.
This
action by the High Commissioner ant the Administration is no less than
Gictatorial, communistic, and fascist and I would like personally to offer
My Pledc. to suprort the people affected and to work toward their cause.
Thank Ys) very mich, Mr. Sneaker.
,
Chief Clerk:
Mr. Speaker, the members and staff of the House of
Representatives have an invitation from Phil R. Yates of Air Micronesia

which reads aa follows:

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