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He first apologized for "our ignorance and inability to comprehend." .
Then said they had heard six days ago by radio that radiation is
dangerous at Bikini.
IT answered saying that 1 believed this must be a
misunderstanding based upon the DOI press release which was in itself
based upon misunderstanding.
I stated that the present houses were
sited along the lagoon road, as AEC recommended, and were built
generally according to AEC recommendations; that we have made
measurements inside and around these houses and find them safe so
long as our advice on foods and water is followed.
I mentioned also
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conclusions.
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then asked if Lawyer George Allen agrees.
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and his credit, Allen said: “We often disagree with ERDA and generally
give cautious consideration to ERDA statements.” On this matter,
however, we agree with Mr. Ray and ERDA.
Our concerns are with
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‘There was then a lengthy discussion of poison fish at Bikini, with
Neva and others asserting that
any species which wereedible "before
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Icited other examples of spontaneous appearance of ciguaterra at
Fiji, Maui, and elsewhere and assured him that there is no radiation
problem with any Bikini marine life.
Ialso told him of sorne of the
rules which can be followed to avoid cipuaterra poisoning, and informed
him of University of Hawaii ciguaterra program.
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