rf ‘le Peete THE SENATE ~ CONGRESS OF MICRONESIA CAPITOL HILL * SAIPAN. MARIANA ISLANDS 96950 PRESIDENT Tosiwo Nakayama February 1973 VICE PRESIDENT Lazarus E. Salil FLOOR LEADER Amolios lensi The Honorable Tosiwo Nakayama President of the Senate Fifth Congress of Micronesia First Regular Session, 1973 and YAP DISTRICT Petrus Tun Jonn A. Mangefel TRUK DISTRICT Toslwo Nakayama Andon Amaralch PONAPE OISTRICT Baliey Otter Ambilos tehsi PALAU DISTRICT Lazarus E. Salil Roman Tmetuchl The Honorable Bethwel Henry Speaker, House of Representatives Fifth Congress of Micronesia First Regular Session, 1973 Dear Mr. President and Mr. Speaker: It is a distinct honor to transmit to you by means of this letter a report by your Special Joint Committee Concerning Rongelap and Utirik Atolls. Your Committee, as created by Public Law No, 4C-33, has worked faithfully and diligently to fulfill its obligations under the mandates of the law. During its work, your Committee has been confronted with the technical nature of subject areas, which have in part produced perplexing problems connected with the well=being of the people involve*. This report attempts to deal with and explain these, a: does make recommendations which it feels are both practical and necessary. MARSHALLS DISTRICT Amata Kabua Wiifred |. Kendall MARIANAS DISTRICT Olympto T. Borja Edward OLG. Pangetinan 1014584 While the Committee is certain that this is the most comprehensive and extensive investigation ever made concerning this matter, it wishes to state that the report is by no Means as exhaustive as it could be. Had every medical aspect of this subject been explored, the length of the report would have been increased by half, or doubled. Furthermore, it was a determination of your Committee that