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Mr.

Wallace O.

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December 17,

Green

1980

designated by the government for that purpose be, carried out
on an ongoing basis.
The program presented in the Education Plan is
characterized as directed only to the people of Bikini,
Enewetak, Rongelap and Utirik.
P.L.

As discussed in relation to the Health Care Plan,

96-205 mandates that the programs provided under the

law be provided to people of all atolls exposed to radiation

from the nuclear weapons testing program.
This requires
that the Education Program be directed to all of the people
of the Marshall Islands.
At the December 10,

1980 meeting, the represen-

tative of the Pacific Northwest Division stated that extension of the program to the entire Marshall Islands would
triple program costs.
This conclusion is totally at odds
with the program proposal.
As outlined in the Education
Plan, the bulk of the training effort, educational sessions
radio broadcasts and other aspects of the program will be
conducted on Majuro.
In order to reach all of the people of
even Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap and Utirik, additional
programs must be conducted on atolls throughout the Marshall
Islands where they reside.
The Education Plan presents no

basis for the conclusion that the program costs would
increase significantly if the program were extended to all
Marshallese citizens.
Monitoring Plan

The statements above regarding the scope of P.L.

96-205 apply equally to the Monitoring Plan.

The environ-

mental research and monitorings mandated under the act must
be conducted throughout the Marshall Islands.
Unless such
studies are made, the extent of radiation related health
effects, and continued radiation hazard cannot be determined.
Since no definitive radiation measurements are
available either for the fallout experienced by the Marshall
Islands as a consequence of the weapons testing or for body

dose exposure on the atolls, the only meaningful assessment
of the risk factor created by the exposure is the current
and recurrent determination of somatic effects in the
potentially affected population.
Furthermore, Dr. Robert G.

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