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never
taken positive action
regarding this matter “Micn is, essentially, a
situation unicvue to the “arsnall Islands Listrict.
This statement, however, shoulé
—
not pe construed to arply that district problems snould only be handled at the
The Committee is only too harry to carry out the recuirements of
district level,
The
its manaaite wnere local remedy has failed to rectify a local rro}.lem.
Committee also wishes to note its displeasure with actions by certain non-Micronesians
at the Headquarters Administration
the exnulsion of
level.
Srecifically,
the Cotimittee notes
that
the Jananese survey team by the Yrust Territory Administration in
becember of 1971 wav Nave ultimately resultea in the delay of the annual
survey scheduled three months later,
‘While a vraranoid interpretation of
the vossible propaganda use of the visit bt certain Jananese
way have been a consideration,
in the group
tie expulsion not only was an affront to
the vneoule of Pongélanp and Utirik, but also a shameful and embarrassing
exserience fo Dr.
Haruo Ezaki, one of the foremost Japanese surgeons with
Nest
thyroid.
t
i
ae
ot
t-
impeccable credentials in the field of radilation-induced effects on tne
‘the Committee is also displeased to note certain actions and
allegations Inade by the Trust Territory Administration in connection with
the aborted ‘larch,
1572,
survey.
The one Jaranese doctor who did arrive in
tine to join the team in March vas an “unknown.”
including such neonle as vr. Darling, Dr.
heard of hin.
io one in Japan--
Kunmatori and Dr, Tuaki--had ever
This doctor himself told members of the Committee that he
had Little backyrouna in thyroid and radiation ana that he vas
interested in the peoples' problems.
soretning about the case.
Rather, ne was interested in writing
The executive branch has charged that Dr.
was persuaded bv an "outside
,
“T
not particularly
influence"
Uzaki
nat ta come on the larch survey,
The Corumittee has questioned this “outside influence" and he has stated that
during his meeting with the doctor, he tried to encourage him to go on the trip
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