have the capability whatsoever to differentiate. . . I shudder tq think how many people have been actually directly affected and the problem was|never properly identified." 2. "Strange" illnesses on atolls other than the northern “We hear horror stories. four I look at Mejit, Likiep, and areasflike that which have experienced not so normal illnesses, birth defects and oth@r anomalies of that nature. These are areas that should be investigated, not|with a mind to determine who is to blame or who is responsible, providing proper health care. but really Jas a means of People are sick out there; they nedd care. . . It is our worry that people are indeed sick and people have illmesses that are internal and severe enough that if they were in a proper medic&l facility one could easily discover and treat these illnesses. But because] the system of health care now is such that we do not have the capability, tile problem even becomes more severe than meets the eye." 3. Voluntary migration in search of safety and/or jobs The fact that the Bikinians moved to Kili and the people moved to Ujelang presents intermarriage, a migration problem that spells qf Enewetak were intermingling, and the "sharing" of the contamination that came about in the northern islands, in the opinion of the Marshallese. The migration of hundreds to Majuro to seek jobs with the government, and to Ebeye to sedqk jobs with the United States Army Missile Range, is seen as another dimension of the intermingling of the “unclean” with the rest of the people. 4. Food Distribution "People in the outer islands very commonly, very normall¥, send in food, locally grown produce and other food, to be consumed by their rBlatives who are otherwise not exposed. . . Salted fish, preserved pandanas. very susceptible to radiation, holding radionuclides. Pandanas we know are So are afrowroots. That is the main one that is sent in form the northern Marshalls. Not to mention coconut crabs, salted fish, and others. er the central These are sent all Marshalls, especially Majuro and Ebeye." Preserved food also gets sent all over the islands and egpecially to the centers of population. The food is preserved, like in the case breadfruit, by burying it in the ground--a major source of radioactivity. 5. Challening the "Cigar-shaped Theory" “There is the cigar-shaped fallout theory. . . That has nq@ver been proven. It may be true at 10,000 feet, but what happens as it sett]es? prevailing winds which run here northeast?" 15 What about