fae Re. dh Ce Con LEO J Bev oa ‘For 22 7287 ce 4 Frida. 3 -- RK MeL, ~oxe 2 DRAFT Se_ — 411543 , Donkin/jJo 5/5/54 Saab MEMORANDUM For TH: CHAIRMAN: State Department's UeNe desx has been advised that the :Jarshall Islanders have petitioned U.N. for relicf of the situation crouzht about by our Proving Ground tests, The UeNe desx has prepared tie attached statement for immediate (teday) transmission to Lodge for use today or tomorroy when the Marshall Island petition (attached) is brought up at U.N. Gerry Smith asked our views and coneurrence on the draft statement attached. I note there is no statement contained in reply to charzes of item C of page 2 of petition, which says "msatisfactory arranzements fre possessions and living arrangements? for the Bikinians and Eniwetok people shall not be repeated." BEST COPY AVAILABLE £0 TOBE UNCLASSIFIED | NEF FFICEOF DECLASSIFICATION SQGO —=__