a * “asuua$ 4/tt SEC Il GQ “AMEMBASSY ” PASS INFO COMTWELVE _USCAR FOR ( IV SSS/ CANBERRA/COMI WEL VE/HICOMRY OKINAWA CANPERRA FOR POL SECTION FOR AMBASSAD(R WILLIAMS TTPI’LNO SECSTATE PASS TO DEPT CSPECIAL - NOT ADDEES INT/SEC INT/DASTA/OSN, eee ae COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN CONT'D) BOTH MEN ACCOMPANIED THE RECENT AEC MEDICAL TEAM TC RONGELAP. TEAM WAS NOT APLE TO CONDUCT ITS EXAMINATIONS, THaT "BORJA INDICATED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO SEND A NEW MEDICAL TEAM CONSISTING OF & DOCTOR FROM THE WORLD HEALTH CRGANIZATION; ONE FROM JAPAN AND ONE FROM TRE U.S. ATCMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE COMMITTEE IS SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING A TRIP TO JAPAN TO O8SERVE RADIATION VICTIMS AND SEEEK POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE FROM CONSUL- ~ TANTS IN JAPAN. HE SAID IF THERE SHOULD BE A TRIP, IT COULD BE IN THE EARLY PART OF JUNE. ot : THE SENATOR FURTHER STATED THAT ACT UAL INVESTIGATION AND OTHER COMMITTEE WORK RELATING TO RONGELAP AND UTIR IX ATOLLS wILL COMMENCE FOLLOWING THE SUBMISSION OF AN INTERIM REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ON MAY 16, 1972. THE FINAL REPT WILL BE SUBMITTED DURING THE NEXT REGULAR SESSION OF CONGRESS, EARLY NEXT YEAR. RORJA SAID REPRESENTATIVES ATAJI BALOS AND CHARLES DOMNICK OF THE MARSHALL'S WILL BE ACCOMPANYING THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE AS RESOURCE PEOPLE AND INTERPRETERS, IN ADD Ti ON [TO BRYAN FARLEY, CONGRESS OF MNICRONESIAN RESEARCHER. : (SOY DROWN CN SAIPAN) ee ee a et » SAIPAN, APRIL 18, (MNS)---A FIVE-YEAR-@D BOYDROWNED SOMeT IME PF MONDAY EVENING CAPRIL 17) IN THE OCEAN OFF CHALAN KANOA ON SAIPAN, SON OF MR. AND YRS. | THE YOUNGSTER WAS IDENTIFIED AS _ TwO. OF CHALAN KANOA DISTRICT WERE YONNGSTER OTWER TWO AND ACCORDING TO A PCLICE REPT, BOATING AND SWIMMING IN THE LAGOON, JUST OFF THE AREA known AS y "SUGAR DOCK” AT ABOLT 4:68 Pathe THEY WERE USINGA MAKESHIFT TIN BOAT . WHICH BEGAN DRIFTING Of OF » PALAU'S DEPLTY DISTRICT ; TWO OF THE BOYS SWAM FOR KELP, LEAVING ON THE BOAT, BUT BY THe TIME RESCUERS ARRIVED NO TRACE OF THE BOY COLLD BE FOUND . AN EVENING SEARCH | FAILED TO LOCATE HIM. . THE S0Y'S BODY WAS FOUND TUESDAY MORNING IN DEEP WATER, BEYCND © ThE LAGOON REEF, RY TWO FISHERMEN, ,(LEADER GRANT ANNOUNCED) ~~ SAIPAN, APRIL 13, (MNS)---TKE SPESxeR OF THE PALAU DISTRICT LEGIS~ LATURE, ITELPANG LUII, HAS BEEN N&MED TO RECEIVE A “LEADER GRANT” FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. HE IS THE SECOND NICRONESIAN ReCIPIENT OF SUCK A GANT DURING FISCAL YEAR 1972. TRE GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO SELECTED MICRONESIAN LEADERS EACH YEAR, AND ALLOW THE GRANTEES TO TRAVEL IN THE YNITED STATES FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AS A GUEST OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT, VISITING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OBSERVING GOVERNMENT PROJECTS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. LUII IS SCHEDILED TO LEAVE PALAY FOR WASHINGTON, D.C. FRIDAY CAPRit 21), WITH THE REST OF HIS ITINERARY TO Be WORKED ot AFTER HE ' . ARRIVES IN THE U.S. CAPITOL. HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED ON HIS TRIP BY z | ADMINISTRATOR, THE OTHER GRANTEE FCR THIS FISCAL ; : THE LAGOON INTO OPEN wATER. : BO . 7 ‘ HARUO REM ELIIK, YEAR WAS WILFRED KENDALL, : \ vob Se Peasy. -—- og ene teeter Cpegn eee Se eS ee a we a cre ek eas penwaduse Sag - 7 -- 5 Gj 5 wo eT Lome - : ¥ vt we ‘ “ , . REPOSITORY / ‘ _— Dok£/ , PASO a vil sourction _Q0ELMY_ q 1 | | ° oS »' 0)" PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED - 7 Oo pee 21 197 BOX No. ennd