CHAIRMAN STRAUSS:
1 have oxprassnd myself on
viat I think this subject is, strongly in the past, and
I would
iika
to look it ovar,
Itom 2 is tho roturn of the Rongolapesa te their
home
island,
Wha is going to spoak to that point?
LR, FIFLDS:
Or, Dunham is going to spank to this
CHAIRMAN STRAUSS:
125/30,
Dr, Dunham, wo are discussing
Would you enlighton us on it?
DR. BURNAN:
This is a problem which the Division
of Biology and Nudicine has had under consideration for rome
time, the matter of whon it would be best to return the
Rongolap Islanders to
their homa island in the atoll.
Tho contamination thero was quito heavy several
yaars ago.
tho
Qna
possible
hazard
Situation where
against what
has to woigh,
to the
there
people of roturning ta a
is a maasurable dugres of contamination
is happaning
dajuro on the i: land,
in thinking of this, ono,
to the people by keaping them at
The trust territory people tell me
that if they arc kopt at Majuro much longer,
have deterioreted
not bo
ablo
in ong sonec
to maintain
to a state wherothey might
thomsalvas on their home island,
With this gonoral background,
vocord of what nopponed
ness that
they may
to
and again the past
the Bikind poople and the bitter-
bas toon caused becsure
they nover did get back