On Tuesday, September 12, it was decided that the team would not depart
the following day, but on Thursday.
That evening a feast, hosted by the BNL
team was given for the Rongelapese.
Doctor Conard and his crew and the
Committee's consultants manned the serving line for the people and passed out
the food prepared by the team.
It consisted of hot dogs,
beans,
rice,
orange
juice, sashimi, donuts, and coconuts.
On Wednesday, September 13,
magistrate.
the Committee met informally with the island's
During the discussion the following points were brought out.
While the people have learned to expect the team in March and are usually
informed ahead of time they are never asked for permission to let the team
come on the island.
Relative to this,
the
team never meets with the magistrate
and the council, but rather calls an island meeting.
to provide some local food,
usually told the
but were not asked this time.
same things:
there will be a movie.
Usually,
there will be sick call;
they are asked
Finally,
they are
there will be a feast;
The Committee then made arrangements to meet with the
magistrate and council the following morning at 9:30 a.m. at the Prostestant
Church.
1.
The points made during the meeting were:
The people would like the doctor who is on Kwajalein to be stationed
on Rongelap.
2.
The people question whether or not
there is still a limitation.
the crabs are safe to eat since
Many people still do not eat killer clams today
because they were apparently told not to do so upon their return to the island
in 1957.
fish,
They would like someone to come and study
etc.,
to tell them if
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the soil,
these things are really safe
ms
plants,
to eat.
trees,