. : 7 ~- Be NCLAS .' fa «//// SEC IY OF IV S/S TAMEMBASSY CANBERRA/COMT WEL VE/HICOMRY OKINAWA PASS INFO CANBERRA FCR POL SECTION COMTWEL VE FOR AMBASSADCR WILLIAMS USCAR FOR TIPI LNO SECSTATE PASS TO DEPT INT/SEC INT /DASTAZOSN. von ae . NOT ADDEFS R RSs Raye AWwOLISOd? od NOILOSTIC -BESTCOPYAVAILABLE "ON XC w3aqic AOR 11 Sy) t) Fh SIR IR RR IAT NG RS se] aS [> R]OL] i [> CSPECIAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN CONT'D) ‘ BOTH MEN ACCOMPANIED THE RECENT AEC MEDICAL TEAM TC RONGELAP. THAT TEAM WAS NCT APLE TO COND NCT ITS EXAMINATIONS, “BORJA INDICATED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION..PLANS TO SEND A NEW MEDICAL TEAM CONSISTING OF A DOCTOR FROM THE WORLD HEALTH CRGANIZAT LON; ONE FROM JAPAN AND ONE FROM THE Ue S. ATCMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE COMMITTEE IS SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING A TRIP TO JAPAN TO. ORSTRVE RADIATION VICTIMS AND SEEK POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE FROM CONSIIL- ~ TANTS IN JAPAN, HE SAID IF THERE SHOULD BE A TRIP, IT COWLD BE IN THE EARLY PART OF JUNE, THE SENATOR FURTHER STATED THAT ACT WAL INVESTIGATION AND OTHER COMMITTEE WORK RELATING TO RONGELAP AND UWPIR IK ATOLLS wILL COMMENCE FOLLOWING THE SUBMISSION OF AN INTERIM REPCRT TO THE CONGRESS ON MAY 16, 1972. THE FINAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED DIRING T HE NEXT M™ REGILAR SESSION OF CONGRESS, EARLY NEXT YEAR. RORJA SAID REPRESENTATIVES ATAJI BALOS AND CHARLES DOMNICK OF THE 4 > MARSHALLS WILL BE ACCOMPANYING THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE AS RESOIRCE PEOPLE AND INTERPRETERS, IN ADDITION TO BRYAN FARLEY, CONGRESS OF MICRONESIAN RESEARCHER, (2CY DROUN ON SAIPAN) SAIPAN, APRIL 1%, CMNS)---A FIVE-YZAR-@D BOYDROWNED SOMETIME MONDAY EVENING CAPRIL 17) IN THE OCEAN OFF CHALAN KANOA ON SAIPAN, SON OF MR. AND IRS. THE YOUNGSTER WAS IDENTIFIED AS OF CHALAN KANOA DISTRICT Two. AND TWO OTHER YONNGSTER WERE ACCORDING TO A PCLICE REPT, ROATING AND SWIMMING IN THE LAGOON, JUST OFF THE AREA KNOWN ASTIN BOAT, | "SUGAR DOCK” AT ABOLT 4:¢3 P.M. THEY WERE USING A MAKESHIFT WHICH SEGAN DRIFTING OW OF THE LAGOON INTO OPEN WATER. TwO OF THE ROYS SYAM FOR- HELP, LEAVING ON THE POAT, BUT 2Y THE TIME RESCUERS ARRIVED NO TRACE OF THE BOY COULD BE FOUND. AN EVENING SEARCH FAILED TO LOCATE HI™M. THE B0Y'S BODY WAS FOUND TUESDAY MORNING IN DEEP WATER, BEYCND ‘THE LAGOGN REEF, BY TWO FISHERMEN, ; (LEADER GRANT ANNOUNCED) ~ SAIPAN, APRIL 13, C4NS)---THE SPEAKER OF THE PALAU DISTRICT LEGISLATURE, ITELBANG LUIT, HAS BEEN NAMED TO RECEIVE A “LEADER GRANT" FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. HE IS THE SECOND MICRONESIAN RECIPIENT OF SUCH A GANT DURING FISCAL YEAR 1972. THE GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO SELECTED MICRONESIAN LEADERS EACH YEAR, AND ALLOW THE GRANTEE TO TRAVEL IN THE UNITED STATES FIR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AS A GUEST OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT, VISITING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OBSERVING GOVERNMENT PROJECT © IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE | COUNTRY, LUII IS SCHEDILED TO LEAVE PALAU FCR WASHINGTON, D.C, FRIDAY CAPR iL 21), WITH THE REST OF HIS ITINERARY TO BE WORVED OIT AFTER HE ARRIVES IN THE U.S. CAPITOL. HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED ON HIS TRIP BY ‘ PALAU’S DEPUTY DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR, HARUO REMELIIK, °° THE OTHER GRANTEE FCR THIS FISCAL YEAR WAS WILFRED KENDALL, freer tgange . J 09 | UsageRCTTMTERIAE REMOVED=» =~ ee