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-,,, HonisPeter:R.‘Rosenblatt.

“Personal‘Representative of the President

“Office™for Micronesian | Status Negotiations
Room:3356.".
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‘Department:of the ‘Interior
Washington, D.C.
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Dear Ambassador Rosenblatt:
It was helpful to talk with you by telephone after

the. October 12 inter-agency meeting at the Department

of the Interior.

I have subsequently. suggested to

Under Secretary James A. Joseph that he should under-

take-to-call upon the Department of Energy to develop a
plan for long range.radiological monitoring of Enewetak

Atoll and its People,

a program-of vital importance to

' "‘them:and:'to:all.those in the Marshall Islands who were
“exposed':to radiation or otherwise affected by the
nuclear..testing activity carried on by the United
States.at: Bikini and Enewetak.

I. am prompted. by recent news accounts appearing
;
here, copies of which are enclosed, to take up with you

some of“‘the same questions we discussed in our October
telephone conversation, and others, arising out of our |:

representation of other clients in the Marshall Islands.
In addition to serving as Counsel for the People

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of Enewetak, we represent the People of Rongelap and

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