»6 7 7 ¢ (PAGE TWO) EVACUATED FROM YOUR BELOVED HOMELAND, AND THE BURNING DESIRES AND ANXIETIES WHICH HAVE RENDERED IT UNBEARABLE FOR YOU TO WAIT ANY LONGER TO RETURN TO YOUR LONG MISSED HOMELAND. GOVERNMENT, IN ALL FAIRNESS, HOWEVER, YOUR MUST ADVISE YOU THAT IT CANNOT BLESS NOR PARTICIPATE IN ANY DECISION MAKING FOR YOUR RETURN TO ENEVWETAK WITHOUT BEING ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN OF ALL ASPECTS OF THE LINGERING DANGER OF RESIDUAL RADIATION IN ENEWE-TAK. THE RECENT’GAO REPORT . ON THE APPARENT RADIATION DANGER IN ENEWETAK HAS GIVEN US MUCH CONCERN AND GROUND FOR SERIOUS DOUBTS WHETHER YOUR RETURN TO ENEWETAK UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES AT THIS TIME IS ALL THAT PRUDENT AND SAFE. WE CANNOT BE SURE WHETHER THE CONCRETE ENTOMBMENT OF THE RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS AND MATTERS BURIED IN THE BOMB CRATER IN ONE OF THE ISLANCS IN THE LAGOCN OF ENEWETAK IS PERMANENTLY SECURED AGAINST ANY POSSIBLE LEAKAGE IN THE FUTURE. AND IF SUCH POSSIBILITY DOES EXIST, WE ARE NOT AWARE THAT THERE ARR PROPER AND ADEQUATE MEANS OF PRECAUTIONARY MONITORING TO CHECK AND WARN AGAINST FUTURE LEAKAG?®. WE HAVE ALSO NOTED THAT THE IA LATION LEVEL ON THE ISLAND OF ENIU IN BIKINI ATOLL IS ANALOGOUS TO TIL\T OF THE HABITABLE ISLANDS IN ENEWETAK ATOLL. IF SUCH JS ACCURATE, TO UNDERSTAND WHY THESE ISI,7""!° IT IS, INDEED, TW ENCVUETAK ARE CONSIDERED SAFE WHILE ENIU ISLAND oF EQUAL ? Ww ATFON SAFE FOR THE BIKINNIANS TO RESHITLE. LEVIL HAS BEEN DECLARED UNTHERE ARE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS TO WHICH YOUR GOVFRNUENT MUST HAVE, THE ANSWERS, DIFFICULT BUT DOES NOT HAVI: IN ORDER TO BE LETTER POSITIONED TO ADVISE ‘you OF THESE PROBLEMS. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS ns Se eeree —T 7 . a é : t : noite ‘ IS VERY MUCH 7 ] ‘ _+ .