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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
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