goger Roy, 0, W. J. Stanley, Dir, PASO . PRIVACYACT MATERIAL REMOVED I pointed out that I addressed each point but as I expected, to no avail. not radiation this particular trip was almost exclusively for children, augment TTP] related, and a good faith response to the 1977 agreement to agreement”. that read to time had “never he (RMI) health services. He said s to perhap except g nothin mean ially Also that this boycott should essent children who might be i171 and as yet undiagnosed. He responsded that his , decision was already made and he couldn't change it. with DOE 1 I pointed out in rather strong terms that during my stay I took exception that and people the witnessed a good faith attempt to help purposes". tific "scien for to his statement as to our using his people maybe it was and years for ss busine I told him I had heard the guinea pig not true. was simply it but UN, the at fashionable to spout off like that tific "scien for teeth saving wasn't The dentist who worked 13 hours a day for not are s doctor our by saved been have purposes" and the lives that science. s. He said he was sorry we disagreed but hi s feelings were his feeling matter s and that I told him we both had to search our consciences on these mine was Clear and I wondered if he could say the same thing. I tried to leave on a positive note by wishing our respective countries success at the bargaining table, whereupon we could put these differences ind us and work together. He dismissed those statements as " i we should worry about later". S lsomething That work day, 18 children visited the team, 3 of whom were from Rongelap. The boycott was carried on for the remainder of the Ebeye work period. A Marshallese person told me that a second meeting with the Rongelap community, Minister told them that they would use the boycott as ammunition for their future negotiations with the U.S. informed that + On Majuro we were : i had contacted the R ongelap and advised against seeing the BNL medical team. ge . communit. unity tap comm I visited with the Chief Secretary and Senator Donal Mathew from Utirik to inform them of the problem. Mathew said he didn't support a boycott. Japanese Media - Asashi NBC ~ On Monday November 1, Messrs. Toyosaki and Uematsu presented themselve with the attached letter from the Acting President which gave RMI sanction and support to the Japanese media mission. They alsohadthe attached TWX which detailed their understanding of DOE/BNL participation. They made it clear that their only focus would be on medica? treatment for radiation victims. I gave them a briefing of our overall program and explained the