R UNITED STATES ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20545 AQO279 1 November 6, 1975 Memo to Files SUMMARY OF MEETINGS IN HONOLULU, HAWAII, OCTOBER 31 AND NOVEMBERI, 1975 - BIKINI LAWSUIT The first meeting was on October 31, in the Office of the Assistant U.S. Attorney, Mr. Howard Chang. The objective was to clarify the position of the Government with respect to the injunction which the Micronesian Legal Services was seeking. Theinitial injunction papers requested action in the following areas: 1. 2. 3. 4. Limitation of access to Bikini. Contingency planning for relocation of present Bikini Island residents. Requests for information in Marshallese as well as English. Immediate examination of persons who have been placed at 5. risk, Prohibition of communications. 7. 8. 9. 10. Independent analysis. Completion of radiological analysis of Flora and Fauna. Control of agency spending and contracts. Further monitoring of the resettlement by the Court. 6. Completion of radiological survey. Mr. Chang informed us that a new motion on the injunction had been filed which essentially dealt with the radiological surveys, the need for a NEPA statement and the requirement for medical examinations. Also, that Mr. George Allen was no longer the lead attorney on this case for the MLC. The U.S. Attorney wanted to settle as many issues as possible in order to obviate the need for the injunction. Mr. De Young, from the Department of the Interior, Office of Trust Territory noted that under the Trust agreement, the TT was re- sponsible for the health of the people, and that they were prepared to offer physical examinations to those people who have been living in Bikini. They do not want to limit the examination to Bikinians only, because some of the workers are from other parts of the Marshall Islands. Also, the DOI did not want to offer an open ended examination because of the possible cost. Instead they pro- posed to limit the scope of the examination that can be carried out by the existing resources of the Trust Territory, recognizing that the analysis for radioactivity in urine and some of the blood tests would have to be done in laboratories outside the islands. Also,