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June 6, 1963
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Mr. Donald &. Tinda:, Attorney Generai
United States Department of Interior
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Trust Territory of the Pacific Isiands
Office of The High Counissioner
Saipan, Mariana Islands
Subject:
LEASE AGSEEMENTS YOR UTIRIX AND RONCELAP SITES
Dear Mr. Tindais
I have received your letter dated May 24, 1968 in connection with
the status of the leases of the above subject and I an indeed
very sorry to hear that the execution of the lease agreenents is
not proceeding as well as anticipated.
Ae you may know, the subject sites have bees utilized as places
to conduct the ARC medical exaatnations of certain Marshallese
natives. These exeninations have been going on for the pacer 14
yeare and it is expected they will continue for someting to come.
These limited facilities on both Rongelap and Ucirik are consid-
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ered necessary in continuing the medical surveys and it is most
desirable to have leases allowing the use of the sites and to
provide a aathed to pay for the use of the areas on which the
Facilities ara located,
We here fa Honolulu ere alse handicapped by being # considerable
distence from Majuro and act receiving our inforastion first
hand. It hee been my understanding that the relationship
between the ARC end the Rongelepese was in good standing for
contiauance of the annual surveys. It came as a surprise that
thie relationship had deteriorated to the polat you indiceted
in your letter. Hopefully, these feelings as expressed to the
DiatrictAdministrator by Senator Kabua are somewhat enlarged
< and can be* ppeusged.
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