Leo M. Krulitz
October 30, 1979
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to me as the most comprehensive radiological survey yet
performed by anyone and, of course, it included Enjebi.
Altogether,

the radiological considerations with respect

to resettlement of the atoll in general and resettlement

of Enjebi

the EIS.

in particular,

See EIS, Vol.

consumed the largest share of

I §§5-6; Vol.

II, Tab A, p. P-8;

Vol III, Tab B, pp. 1-53 (including appendices I-IV).
In
effect, the entire Enewetak Radiological Survey was
incorporated by reference into the EIS, a practice which
is expressly permitted by the NEPA regulations.
40 C.F.R.

§1502.21

(43 F.R.

55978,

55997).

In other words, it seems to me that the radiological
implications of resettlement of Enjebi were thoroughly
developed and considered in the statement.
That laid
the foundation for considering one of the two principal
issues presented by Enjebi, that is, the radiological
health effects associated with resettlement of a human
population to Enjebi island.
I shall come back to this
matter of health effects shortly.

The other aspect of the Enjebi question which must be

considered in any.decision are the cultural implications
of denying resettlement.
That matter, too, was adequately
covered in the course of the development of the draft EIS
and the EIS itself.
The importance of Enjebi to the people
of Enewetak was treated in Vol. I §§3.4, 3.5, 4.5, 5.4.1.3,
5.4.2.2, 5.5, 5.7, 6.1, 7.3.3.4, 8.35, 9.7, and Vol. IIA,
Tab F.

At the latter reference, you will find the observations
of Dr.

Robert C.

Kiste, which standing alone probably say

all that can be said about the cultural significance of

Enjebi to the people who want to resettle there:
The people of Enjebi will be greatly
disappointed.
And it is not a simple

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Matter of
what they
attitudes
ancestral

not being able to return to
think of as home.
Marshallese
regarding land, particularly
homelands are difficult for

Westerners to appreciate.

There is

almost a sacred quality about an
islander's emotional attachment to his
home atoll — and more specifically —

those parcels of land within that atoll

to which he has rights.

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