oe <7 a wine, eb ce - : GOVERNMENT OF THE MANSHALL ISLANDS MAJURO, MARSHALLISLANDS 86369 Wee Dre Ly! Oo. Govan | : Crea D September 12, 1979 ee ee ee a is oe) Cle AN OPEN LETTER TO : IROITLAPLAP JOANES, IROIJLAPLAP BINTON MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF UJELANG AND ENEWETAK AND THE PEOPLE OF UJELANG AND ENEWETAK I HAVE ASKED OUR CHIEF SECRETARY OSCAR DEBRUM TO CONVEY THIS MESSAGE TO YOU, ' EXTENDING OUR GREETINGS AND WARM WISHES FOR A 3 WISE AND CONSIDERED DECISION DURING TIE DELIBERATIONS OF THE ' ENEWETAK RADIATION DOSE ASSESSMENT MEETINGS. ! I WISH ALSO TO EXTEND | DEEP REGRETS FOR MY INABILITY TO BE WITH YOU DURING THESE MEETINGS TO NTSCVES DHS MOST GORIOGUS anu LiIFFICULT QUESTION WHICH YOU YOoURSELVES MUST RESOLVE FOR YOUR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF YOUR FUTURE GENERATIONS. DESPITE MY ABSEN-TE FROM THESE IMPORTANT MEETINGS, I WISH TO ASSURE YOU OF OUR CONTINUED CONCERN FOR YOU AS YOU FACHE ALL THESE COMPLICATSD: PROBLEMS WROUGHT UNFORTUNATELY UPON AN, INNOCENT AND NATURE-LOVING PEorinm, AND TO AGAIN REITERATE THAT TRE . POSITION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF} "VU MARCSUALL ISLANDS WITH RESPECT TO THESE PROBLEMS, WHICH HAS BEMN GH7RED 'JITH SOME OF YOU ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE PAST, HAS NIVIIP BEEN ALTERED. THE GOVERNMENT OF THD MARSHZLL ISLANDS UNDERSTANDS AND DEEPLY APPRECIATES THE LONG HARDSHIP YOU AS A DISPLACED PECP LE HAVE SUFFERED AND ENDURED DURING THE MANY YEARS SINCE YOU 7 STPer meer women “ok La eee WRR OP te CW Tm lee mnne cern + -