and did not discourage him.
Yhese points noted, tre Committee ‘ould also
like to commend the executive hranch,
including tligh Commissioner Johnston,
Deputy High Commissioner Peter T. Coleman, Dr. William Peck and Dr. siasao
Kumangai for their excellent cooperation, help and assistance to tne
Committee since its. creation.
The Committee would like to make one last point before proceeding
to the recommendations, which has oftentimes clouded the issue connected
with the people of Ronqelap and Utiril..
This is the often heard complaint
or charge by persons in the Administration or nersons connected with the
annual surveys that it is unfortunate that political issues are heing
injected into what is a rurely medical and scientific matter.
does not agree with this attitude.
The Committee
The Committee would like te remind those
who hold this attitude of the origins and connotations of the word
The original Greck root vord and suffix,
and
“political.”
the present dav connotations of
the word"politic"relate td the citizens of a governmental state and the
enforcenent of lavs and regulations for their benefit.
A political action
is any action which takes place in the public realm of the nolis.
Thus,
virtually any action is a political action which affects or influences
otner people.
In a more general sense then,
and pecause of other considerations,
actions.
by both strict definition
the annual surveys are volitical
As it nertains to the ’Special Joint Committee or the elected
representatives of the Roncelapese and Utirikese,
their actions have heen
committed in the interest of their constituents with the intent of
their health and welfare.
past,
however,
Certain actions of the Administration,
improving
in the
appear to be more defensive and retaliatory in nature und
more concerned with the image of the Trust Territory Covernment than they
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