oy emyey omy ey AC poe / PAs REPOSITORY 77 y DOE vv COLLECTION , EXDA 3° 2226 soxne, BO - MEO, DA. Oneg FOLDER 22 77HE [Pf / August 6, 1968 BEST COPY AVAILABLE Files DISCUSSIONS OF AEC MEDICAL SURVEY SUPPORT WITH PERSONNEL OF THE TRUST TERRITORY AT MAJURO On ay arrival at Majuro, July 15, I was met by Dr. Jack Tobin who introduced ae to Mr. Dwight Heine, District Administrator, Marhsall Island District. During the introductory conversation it was agreed I would meat with Mr. Heine in his office esrly the next morning. ‘The balance of the afternoon was spent in discussion with Jack Tobin and Chuji Chaturo of the TT Conmunity Development Department. LBbISOS The next morning, I met with Mr. Heine, Mr, Robert McKay, Asefetant District Administrator. The first item discussed was the status of the leases for small areas of land for AKC Medical Team use on the Islands of Rougelap and Utirik. Recognising the previous leases between the TT and DOD hed been terminated as of June 30, 1967, Mr. Heine and Mr. McKay indicated they were well acquainted with the current background of the proposed leases and the current attempts to get the leases updated, Mr. Heine advised the Utirik lease was almost consumated. The Trust Territory had arranged with the Land owners to lease the area which the AEC Medical Teas used for a sua of $67.50 per year. The TT Headquarters were in the process of finalizing the lease with the land owners and the AEC could expect to receive a billing from TT in the near future. However, the lease for the srea on Rongelap was mich more complicated. Agreement with the TT end the land owners had not yet been reached and it appeared that considerable time would lapse before an agreement would be made. In perticular the land owmers involved with the land on Rongelap were also involved with the land lease problens on Kwajalein. The owne # were reluctent to transfer sny rights to their land by formal document and were also talking about increasing the costs of the land from approximately $100.00 per acre to $1,000.00 per acre. In view of this, I asked Mr, Heine and Mr. McKay if use of the land by AEC Survey Team on Rongelap would be jeopardized by the lack of e written lease arrangement, Both assured me that # the absence of a formal agreement would not affect the use of the area, and the AEC Medical Survey Team would be able to continue to use ne 3 Om iy ROnwa ls 7 6 eral ; CHU air Jaa iC er one set be SURNAME » __DATE> Form AEC+4318 ¢Rev 9-55) AECM 0240 ~ A ee ee ee ee eee en fe ee tee US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1966 0-- 296-617