The meeting was opened by District Administrator Oscar DeBrum who stated that this is the long awaited opportunity for the people of Eniwetok to visit their home islands. The District Administrator appointed an interpreter and instructed him to translate the statements made during the meeting. The District Administrator then introduced the Deputy High Commissioner. Mr. Coleman said that the purpose of the trip is for the benefit of the Ujelang representatives. “We are here to see what now exists, to take a look, at what is here now." The Deputy High Commissioner requested that each person present be introduced. After the completion of the introduction, Mr. Coleman suggested that Mr. Roger Ray of AEC explain . the work that he and his people have recently completed. Mr. Ray: “As you know, Eniwetok has not been prepared for resettlement as Bikini has. There is still much work to be done and we are just now completing a preliminary survey of the islands." ("We do know that there are some locations where radioactivity remains from the atomic testing and we shall have to remove that before some of the islands will be suitable for long-term occupancy." ‘There will be no danger islands, but we do plan locations where we have you take his advice and out to you." to you “--m a short inspection visit to the to provid: an escort who is familiar with those found some radiation problems. We ask that stay clear of any areas which he will point “We are also going to ask you to wear at all times, while you are at Eniwetok, a green badge which will be given to you after this meeting. This badge is known as a film badge and is customarily worn by all of our workers wherever there is any possibility of even a slight exposure to radiation. We do not expect any of you to be exposed to any significant amount of radiation. In fact, we do not expect to find any evidence of radiation on these badges. But we require this procedure so that if there should be some unexpected exposure we will know about it and be able to inform you of it." , "We will collect your badges when you leave Eniwetok and take them back to our laboratory in the United States for evaluation. Each badge is numbered and we have recorded that number along with your name on an identification card." 2002340