ACPERUIX 74.“ BACKOROUND ARD DISCUSSION RACKOROUND l. On Merch i, 1954, # relatively heavy fallout occurred on some of the Marshall Islands as & result of & moclear veepons test at detomtion 82 inhabitants vere evacuated to Kvajelin where they vere urder the curvetiiance of s team of medical experta from the United : po Cmagiine aysix ) Btotes. On June 9, 1954, they were sowed toIsland of E}itwhere they are now living. | | 2. ‘here have been public statemente, concurred in by the Atemic Energy Commission, Department of Interior and the Department of State to the effect thut these pegple will be returned te their hom: Tolond of Rongelap as soon as it ts possible from health considsrations. Buch a statement wis submitted to the 17th Session of the 0. . Trustee Council, Sudcomittse of Petitions, Warch 27, 1956 by Hr. D. Vernon MeXuy, Special Representative af the Adwinistering authorities for the Trust Territory of the PacificIslands. we tes 4. Several bs warvnys huve_deen wade of the Marshail Island, especially Rongelap Atoll, since March 1, 195%. ‘The results of these wurveys are contained in the severel xeportsby the cognizant laboratories — and are being summrized in ane report by the Division of Rology and Medicine (in preparation). , 4, The Rongelapese have received complete medical investigations at eix months, one yesrand two year post~detomation, by a team headed by De. Rebert Conasi af Brookhaven Mationsl Laboratory, os weil s&s 5002045 everal routim enaninations. ye