Under the circumstances, the initial negotiating
position with the Enewetak people ought to be as follows:
{1)
The United States Government will
(2)
The United States Government will
provide no further monetary compensation
for land use claims;
. complete the present clean-up and rehatilitetion program as planned;
and
(3)
The United States Government
(4)
In exchange for the for
the Trust Territory of th
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\
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ment of
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the Enewetak peovia will releas
Unites States Government and the
(i Oyrh iD
will orevice a follow-up srogram to monitor
the lance of the atoll for radiological contamination.
ern-
acific
Islanaés from any and 211 lend use clains.
To accommodate uprtrareé berczining pressure, the
United States Government ehovlst be prepared to negotiate
additional compensation in & total amcunt nor to axreed
a figure estebiisned by the Interscanct: Task Force on
Claims.
2.
Bikini Btoil.
In compensation for land use claims, the Bikini
people have received payments toraliing $3,425,900.
Under
the Department of the Intericr formule established to value
Ujelang Atoll, the antire land area of the atoll (192° acres)
hes a value of $1,929,099.
Thus, even Gisregarding the
$4,000,000 spent on clean-upendrehabilitation, the Bikini
people already nave received compensetion payments equal to
almost twice the value cf the entire land area of the atoll.
Moreover, they too are bound by a release and hold harmless
agreement given for legally sufficient consideration to the
‘United
—
States.
Under these circumstances,
the negotiating
position with the Bikini people ought to be as follows:
(1)
The United States Government
will provide no further monetary compensation for
land use claims:
and