~d~
should apply to persons whose need therefor can be
traced to U.S.

nuclear activities but whose needs

were not known prior to termination of the trusteeship.
As

one element of agreement on continued

monitoring of land for radiation safety,

provision should

be made for periodic United States-Marshallese consultations.
These would look toward eventual termination of direct
United States responsibility in this area, with the
termination procedure likely to be started at such time
as the U.S.

and the Marshallese agreed that valid survey

data demonstrate

that normal use of an area would not

result in the people receiving

"unacceptable radiation

doses."
Present cost of treatment is $

sper year.

The recommended program is estimated to cost $ per
year.

Monitoring presently costs $

per year

and can be expected to cost $
Tab

per year.

See

C.

(4)

The U.S.

negotiator should be prepared to

explore with the Marshallese

(a)

the future status of

the entombed radioactivity-contaminated soil and debris
at Runit Island of Enewetak Atoll,

and

(b)

what the

responsibility of the U.S. would be should the people of
Enewetak

on

their

WAS sig

return

to

that

atoll

choose

not

to

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