On Tuesday,
September 12,
it was decided that
the team would not depart
the following day, but on Thursday.
That evening a feast, hosted by the BNL
team was given for the Rongelapese.
Doctor Conard and his crew and
the
Committee's consultants manned the serving line for the people and passed out
the food prepared by the team.
juice,
sashimi,
donuts,
On Wednesday,
magistrate.
It consisted of hot dogs,
beans,
rice,
orange
and coconuts.
September 13,
the Committee met informally with the island's
During the discussion the following points were brought out.
While the people have learned to expect
the team in March and are usually
informed ahead of time they are never asked for permission to let the team
come on the island.
and the council,
Relative to this,
but rather calls an island meeting.
to provide some local food,
usually told the
the team never meets with the magistrate
but were not asked this time.
same things:
there will be a movie.
Usually,
there will be sick call;
they are asked
Finally,
they are
there will be a feast;
The Committee then made arrangements to meet with the
magistrate and councilthe following morning at 9:30 a.m. at the Prostestant
Church.
1.
The points made during the meeting were:
The people would like the doctor who is on Kwajalein to be stationed
on Rongelap.
2.
The people question whether or not the crabs are safe to eat since
there is still a limitation.
Many people still do not eat killer clams today
because they were apparently told net to do so upon their return to the island
in 1957.
Thev would like someone to come and study the soil,
plants,
fish, etc., to tell them if these things are really safe to eat.
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