The Honorable Wallace 0. Green Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Territorial & International Affairs August 8, 1980 Page Eleven of medical care to the northern Marshall Islands. The Govern- ment of the Marshall Islands firmly believes. that every atoll in the Marshall Islands was “exposed to radiation from the nuclear weapons teSting program" within the meaning of the Statute. However, in order to accommodate the President's focus on the northern Marshall Islands, we suggest the following possible cocperative approach which follows the historical Marshallese definition of the “northern Marshall Islands." With regard to the people of the northern atolls, those from Aur north in the eastern Ratak chain and from Kwajalein north in the western Ralik chain, the Government of the United States would provide comprehensive primary, secondary and tertiary medical care, including associated transportation and communication, as required by Section 102 of Public Law 96-205. With regard to the people of the remainder of the. Marshall Islands, the southern atolls, the Government of the Marshall Islands would assume the responsibility of the United States under Section 102 of Public Law 96-205 to provide primary medical care. The United States would make available to the people of these atolls secondary and tertiary care, and associated transportation and communication, on the same basis as that provided to the people of the northern atolls. We look forward to the opportunity to consult with you on these matters. Sincerely, in lee / Charles T. Domnick Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enclosures CTD/cpf cc: The Honorable Phillip Burton The Honorable Henry M. Jackson Ambassador Peter R. Rosenblatt Mr. Jeffrey Farrow Richare D. Copaken, Esq.