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MajumJ June 2.0 (API--The Marshallese Congress Hold Over Cotittee that the “people are now ass~~ea‘1’ there will be no more mishaps as followed the lkih 1 !@Mgsil explosionc Tn; &cl1 1 explos5on was followed by fallout from a radioactive clouds homes0 h3omewere burned ad the 82 Rongelap people wili not be able to ret?Wn The Rorgelap people arrived yesterday at their new homes built on Ejit Island, adjacent to & jmoa More than 1,000 natives from the Majmo Atoll were on hank 30 greet them and help them get settled in the village built by the At&c Energy Commissionc The Hq!.d Over Committee, after the March 1 explosion, sent a petition direct to the United Natiocs protesting against the nuclear tests in the tirshall Islands and asked that they be stopped, .---j wht Heine, spokesmanfor the Committee, said two thdraw the petitio by Trust Territory The letter sent to the Marshallese AMDdated June 2, said: Qmbassador Hanry Cabot Lodge, Junior, United States Delegate to the United Nations;
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first of %;i’ confzred vlth mszbers of the Pfershallese Congress Holdover Committee and other Barshallese leaders and discussed t.he petition t.hat we have sent to 5he W.ted Xations lgecently, Xe explained the importance of the thermonuclez~ ex;eriments which were carried out in these islands, but also assured us that the authorities in charge are doing everything humanly possible to ~33ve?At the recurrence of possIb2e danger. Your reply to the &rs\c 3 y,&+.ese 2ztition was also read by him and was translated into our language, The people are now assured that no more atolls will be taken away and everything possible will be done to prevent and also that they will be compensated fairly for ’ ’ CThe ?$rshallese People appreciate the spirit in which the United States Government has received our petition, your approval and commendation of our petition :reinforce our faith in the United States Administration, QI conclusion we would like to make it clear that in no way should our petition a-- dtrect to the United Nations -- be interpreted as a sign of our lack of confidence in the officials of the trust territory, On the contrary, we have found them competent and trustworthy, We would have done the same? thing under any administration or administrators, The seriousness of the problem itself is solely responsible for the step we have taken. Sincerely, Members of the Marshallese Congress Holdover Committeec11 The letter was sent to Midkiff for relay to Lodge.