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Office Memorandum » UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO
: Dr. Charles Le. Dunham, Director
Division of Biology and Medicine
FROM
: Brig. General Alfred D. Starbird, USA
Director of Military Application
DATE:
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SUBJECT: RETURN OF RONGELAPESE
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Enclosed 1s a-sopy of the Chief of Naval Operations reply to our
letter dated May 2h, 1956 (a copy of which was furnished you)
which outlined a plan for returning the Rongelapese and proposed
the assignment of some of the major responsibilities associated
with the project.
The CINCPAC comments and recommendations should be noted; specifically:
1.
In reference to paragraph
it is our understanding from the
meeting on July 3, 1956, with Mr. Nucker and Mr. Yeomans that
the medical care of inhabitants who cannot be returned to
Rongelap because of the lack of medical facilities there is
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part of the normal responsibility of HICOMTERPACIS for the
welfare and care of the Marshallese,” ~~"
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In reference to paragraph 6 we feel that the composition of
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the survey group should be changed to read "AEC representatives"
instead of "the AEC contractor" since we desire to have our
Albuquerque Operations Office, the Division of Biology and
Medicine, and the Division of Military Application represented
at the working level, in addition to the AEC contractor.
‘Your comments are requested.
Alfred
D. Starbird
Brigadier General, USA
Director of Military Application
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