947
Mr. Yares. Yes.
.
Mr. McGraw. And the value is
Mr. Yates.
Obst
Mr. McGraw. For Bikini 22 people in the sample. The value Gs»
uite a bit higher than Rongelap, but still a factor of like a third of
the standard that we would evaluate with. This is of course 1947
numbers.
As I recall the 397
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previous page the value for Bikini was .12s. so
and 19v7
the values went up bya factor of 10.
BATES OF WARNINGS TO PEOPLE OF BIEINI
Mr. Yates. If all this is true. sir. why four vears ago in 1974 were
yeu advising Mr. DeBrum to tel! the Bikinians not to drink the well
water and why were you then—vou were bringing food in four vears
ago because there
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VEBRUM. Thatis right. sir.
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Mr. Yates. Contaminated arpon:
Mr. DeBrem. That 1s correct, sir.
Mr. Yates. Therrvne-Yoodin two vears ago. right? Wen cid
the coconut trees start maturing?
Mr. DeBrem. :
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two vege
aan
Mr. Yates. Were you allev'v¢ them to eat the food that was grow-
on Bikinitwo yearsago. Mr. McGraw?
Mr. McGraw. Were we allowing themtwo years age?
Mr. Yates. Yes.
.
Mr. McGraw. When was the recommendation made? Did you say
four years ago!
Mr DrBrum. Yer. a
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yr. LATES. Ou have coconuts growing on Bikini two vears Ago.
You have pandanus and papaves and breadfruit crowing two years
ago. Four years ago you told them not to drink the water. there was no
food. Two vears aco had vou told them not to eat the food. Were you
told not to eat the food two years ago!
Mr. DeBres. That was the time, four vears ago. Mr. Chairman.
that people were told that they were examining their food and they
had suspected——
Mr. Yates. And they were told not tocat it?
r.DrRrew. They were di
ced from eating.
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Sir. Yates. Were thev told not
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to eat the food all during this
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air. DeBreau. Until further analysis convinced them otherwise.
Mr. Yares. Theanalysis never convinced them f
Mr. DeBrear. Never convinced them.
Mr. YaTEs. So they w
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Mr. DeBrew. Yes.
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