AFFIDAVIT OF HENCHI BALOS
STATE OF HAWAII
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CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
Affiant,
ss.
being duly sworn on oath, deposes
and says:
Affiant is one of the persons in this action.
Affiant reads, writes and speaks both English and Marshallese.
Affiant was personally present at the meeting at Kili Island .
on September
4 and 5, 1975, at which a presentation was made to
the People of Bikini by Representative Roger Ray and Paul Gudiksen,
representatives of the United States Energy Research Development
Administration.
A tape recording of the September 4-5,
Kili Island was been made and reviewed,
1975 presentation at
in part, by Affiant
immediately prior to preparation of this affidavit.
The tape recording is in the possession of counsel for
Plaintiffs and is believed by Affiant to be available to all
parties.
Affiant has been furnished by counsel for Plaintiffs the
documents which are attached to this affidavit as Exhibit "A ’
which documents were disseminated at the September 19,
1975
Interagency Meeting in Washington D. C., at which George M.
Allen, Counsel for Plaintiffs, was personally present.
On the basis of the materials already set forth in the
Verified Complaint,
the Washington,
D.
paragraphs 1 through 90,
C.
meeting,
the Kili meeting,
and a news release by the United
States Department of the Interior, Affiant has concluded that
the following positions of the agencies which are Defendants
in this case have been established:
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