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PHASE 1,
Identification and Perception of Radiological
Topics
Collectively,
information provided by the following tasks
will provide insights into the nature and effects of previous
efforts to communicate radiological and resettlement information to the Marshallese.
Document content,
frequency and
nature of contacts and subjective perceptions will provide
necessary background information to better assess and comprehend the situation currently existing in the Marshalls.
Identification of current Marshallese perceptions of
radiological topics and knowledge of Marshallese decisionmaking processes will form the data base necessary to underStand and predict behavioral outcomes of future interactions
with federal representatives,
the subject of research to be
accomplished in Phases 2 and 3.
Task 1.
Identify, review and analyze previous
communications
Since 1946, a series of government documents have been
compiled concerning:
Islands;
(a)
environmental safety of the Marshall
(b) conditions necessary for resettlement: and
(c)
communication between Marshallese, their representatives and
federal representatives of the Department of Energy and Office
of Territorial Affairs.
and analyzed in terms of:
Documents will be identified, reviewed
(1)
message content, (2)
channel
through which the information was communicated to the Marshallese,
and
(3) written response
representatives.
(if any)
of Marshallese and their