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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
:
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had contacted the R ongelap

and advised against seeing the BNL medical team.

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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

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