BAIR COMMITTEE -5- BIKINI 1. BIKINI COUNSEL IS ASKING: a. TO ASSESS THE POSSIBILITIES OF CLEANUP AT BIKINI/ENEU b. WHY ARE PEOPLE ALLOWED TO LIVE ON SOUTHERN RONGELAP AND NOT ON ENEU WHEN THE 13-ATOLL AERIAL MEASUREMENTS SHOW THEM BOTH TO HAVE THE SAME LEVELS OF RADIATION? c. WHETHER OR NOT 25 PEOPLE WHO LIVED MANY YEARS ON RONGELAP AND MOVED TO BIKINI WERE AMONG THOSE WITH "HIGH" BODY BURDENS LEADING TO THE REMOVAL OF PEOPLE FROM BIKINI. OFFICE OF MICRONESTIAN STATUS NEGOTIATIONS DOE IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY INVOLVED IN THIS ACTIVITY BECAUSE RADIATION HEALTH CLAIMS ARE BECOMING A MAJOR AREA UNDER NEGOTIATION. TO A SIGNIFICANT EXTENT THIS REVOLVES AROUND COST PROJECTIONS FOR MEDICAL AND MONITORING PROGRAMS AT POSSIBLE ATOLLS IN THE FUTURE. OTHER WE MAY TAKE STEPS TO HIRE A MARSHALLESE NATIONAL TO REPRESENT DOE TO THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLES. THIS MAY BE A YEAR OR MORE OFF AND WILL INVOLVE TRAINING AND FAMILIARIZATION WITH ALL POLICIES AND PROGRAMS IN THAT AREA. WE EXPECT TO WHOLE-BODY COUNT AS MANY OF THE RETURNING ENEWETAK PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE (HOPEFULLY ALL) BEFORE THEIR RETURN. ALTHOUGH THESE COUNTS WERE SCHEDULED FOR AUG/SEPT, THIS HAS BEEN DEFERRED UNTIL AFTER THE MEETING WITH THE PEOPLE TO AVOID GIVING TWO SIMILAR EXPLANATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS WHICH COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO CONFUSION. = IO 1 bo4 | cee