DoE£/Pare REPOSITORY DoESWY COLLECTION BOX No. FOLDER LAAF, i i Ex24 AOSAe #2" 3 B/O- MEO, DR. COnKLD Ol THY LZf /72?72 November 22, 1972 Mr. Brian Farley, Staff Member, Special Joint Committee Rongelap & Utirik Atolls Congress of Micronesia BEST COPYAVAILABLE Saipan, Mariana Islands 96950 Dear Mr. Farley: Reference is made te your letter to Dr. Conard dated October 27 relative to matters of the Rongelap and Utirik Atolls. Dr. Conard has sent us a copy of this letter to furnish whatever information is available from the AEC Honolulu office. With respect to the $16, 000. 00 for the inconvenience payment to the Utirik people, it is our understanding gained from a meeting at Majuro on November 3, 1971 between Oscar DeBrum, Dr. Conard and myself that $16, 000.00 was being held at Saipan. Mr. DeBrum, at that time, indicated that he would initiate an action for the money to be transferred to Majuro. Mr. Charles Dominick joined the meeting and stated the method of distributing the money and the amounts was not settled. According to Mr. Dominick the Utirik people were concerned about the total amount and that two attorneys had been contacted to review the case. When I was in Majuro on November 14, 1972, I made an inquiry of Oecar DeBrum of the status of the money. Mr. DeBrum replied that the money was not on Majuro and he was attempting to ascertain if it was at Saipan. Dr. Conard is also attempting, thru our Washington office, to determine the status of the $16, 000. 00. orricep |.PITR. | SURNAME >» DATE > WKStreenan/ehy AT/S FLVan Renspelaer “11/22/72, |V1/22/720p Form AEC~318 (Rev. 9-53) AECM 0240 Lae ee eee eee eee ee UW, 8S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1970 O - 405-346 pene