‘ihe au Ml wL GOVERNMENT OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS MAJURO, MARSHALL ISLANDS 863859 Cable. Govman °: Enclave L || ! AN OPEN LETTER : IROITLAPLAP JOANES, IROIJLAPLAP BINTON MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF UJELANG AND ENEWETAK AND THE PEOPLE OF UJELANG AND ENEWETAK 4 | | I HAVE ASKED OUR CHIEF SECRETARY OSCAR DEBRUM TO CONVLY THIS MESSAGE TO YOU, | EXTENDING OUR GPEETINGS AND WARM WISHES FOR A WISE AND CONSIDERED DECISION DURING THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE _ ENEWETAK RADIATION DOSE ASSESSMENT MEETINGS. I WISH ALSO TO EXTEND (9 DEEP REGRETS FOR MY INABILITY TO BE WITH YOU DURING THESE MEETINGS TO OTECVE | | | September 12, 1979 TO | Ae IX MOST SORTIOUS ane LIFFACULT QUESTION WHICH YOU YOUR- MPR ad SELVES MUST RESOLVE FOR YOUR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF YOUR FUTURE GENERATIONS. DESPITE MY ABSENCE FROM TUGSE IMPORTANT MEETINGS, I WISH TO ASSURE YOU OF OUR CONTINUED CONCERN FOR YOU AS YOU FACE ALL THESE COMPLICATED PROBLEMS WROUGHT UNFORTUNATELY UPON AN, INNOCENT AND NATURE-LOVING PEO} i, AND TO AGAIN REITERATE THAT TEE . POSITION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ON MARSHALL ISLANDS WITH RESPECT TO THESE PROBLEMS, WHICH HAS BEVN SH7.RED “ITH SOME OF YOU ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE PAST, HAS NUVUP BEEN ALTERED. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE MARSH7ALL ISLANDS UNDERSTANDS AND DEEPLY APP RECIATES THE LONG HARDSHIP YOU AS A DISPLACED PECPLE HAVE SUFFERED AND ENDURED DURING THE MANY YEARS SINCE YOU WRRD -