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Dear Dr. Livernan:
‘This ic a follewsap to the telephone conversation Mr. John E.
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Foland residents have been working
in thesa experimental qexedens and they cannot understand why
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. B.0.E, doesn't ksave sny results aveilebie, other than a
canmpling of some 19 cocomute. Mr. Beal also in his testisony
te the House interior Anproprictians Gubceswittee at the
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Flay 22, i979, hearing, roferred to “food samples and other
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crepes thet are now in the pipeline being analyeed®. Ha stated.
that the results vould bo out in a fey months.
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In view of the reluctance of the residents to leave Bikini’
Atoli, if ic imperative that we furnish thea and the Subcoa-
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within the next wuistydays.
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highest of priorities.
Kepresentatives of the Sikinians will
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