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PRBLXMINMY DRAFT - ERDA PROPOSAL A. BRDA wcmldn’t object to Court enjoining any further * taking UP of permanent residence, or pemitting such While wc .wouMn8 t object ;’we believe an injunction which would simply enjoi%” resettlement would be undeaimble~ ana /%f xhe cultural and other benefits which we expect BEST AVAILABLE COPYthemto derive from a return. . AS for an injunction that would permit resettlement, but would require persons to ba fully apprised of condit iens on the island, we don’t believe such an index is necessary, because we fully expect that Truut Territory Adsnh. Intends to so apprise pemmnu” In any event. ERDA stands xeady to provide support and assistance ands xeady to tend any meeting to explain czmditim~ temnt in English or Mar6hallese* f @4L.z=l How does it get to What cre zadiation Now does it affect
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ad ready to FiX8t draft Of primer will be available in English < weeh thereafter. (I{aveavailable Enewetek booklet.) See XII.B. below. Would Not agree to bear expense ‘ef all future needs.;. “ asks for complete welfare program. Wxcmg agenq, probably PIJWNING FOR RELOCATION indead, we have in the past and willWould have no objection - continue in the future -to making all mar conclusions available to Bikini people. However, don’t have the capability to translate all this technical information meaningfully into Marshal lese. 1. .Stand xeady to WOX)C%*ith Trust Terzitory Government to agree to ick up some incidental costs if + skills to trahslate certain pXeVi0M81Y epecified literaturu
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Translations uld Include plans of pact sv.rveym, ieports results, assessnmt xeports, xeports ons and recommmUatLonu, Master Plan bioassay results from nard’s program. could 81s0 include similar documents generated in tho future. BEST AVAILABLE COPYMEDICAL EXAMINATIONS Need to emphastze that ERDA has no responsibility or is the Trust Territory Government, and must determine what is necessary and feasible. 1. ERDA does have program to conduct environmental Surveilknce of Bikhi, inc~uding conduct of bioaauays of individuals in Bikini. This program is headed by * research vessel, Likt&tir,”whtch does have certain madiea bility; a separate and different txa~ler, which can 60 whole-body radiation count6, could bu put aboard; tmilem cannot be off-loaded at Bikini, because there’s were taken off? there’s m power at Bikini/ and equipment
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If requested,by Trust Territory, as part of Trust Territoryta p~gram, ERDA is zeady tor Talceand analyze individual medical histories Conduct routine physical examination (“annua~ Conduct blood ~unte on-site, and obtain blood laboratories speeified by,~:uet Territmy for mozo complete study and analysaa. Obtain sputum specima’nsfor pulmonary cytology, Draw blood specimens for ck~omosome anaiysis, Lncubate them, prepaxe cult res in the field, and Stand ready to do above with existing resources and capabilities. Can-t agree t~ fund other6 to do it, nor to h-iremw doctors not other resources. I 4
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S. A18e, can’t agxee to do above fez people who have been on Bikini“and left, as requested in PI motion, . ac ions before January. PROHIBITION OF COMMUNICATION 2-ueok tdpa og the vessel.) ERDA stands ready to conduct all its communlcatienu with people of Bikini under auspices of, and after coordination EtiA.will provide copies of any writteli statements to Plaintiffs4=~unsel, and will notify cotisel of any contemplated mee’t~gs with Bikint people. Sme of plaintiffs* cik+sm of Bikini program can enly be corxected by more, not l;>%+communication with Bikini BEST AVAILABLE COPY Commitments re aerial survey depend en DOD. ERDA could is necessary to back to Nevada, completed within two weeks, and zesults 30 days thereafter.(data must be bxought computerized, plotted on graphs, and then
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D. N.?).: Boat used in survey is same aa in medical exams, 80 only one thing can go on at a timm. do any gamnd work which the air survey reveals (dm’t ImJW how long this might take until ait “ WI. XNDXPENDENT AJWLYSXS A. See specific request in PI Motion, p. 12, and in Complaint, B. ERDA 3s pxepared te request that NM appoint Cemrnitteate In practice, and $n view of plaintiffs $ next request -4 go to MS ~. and,work with Committee on plan for Th$6 means thdt all times and schedules mmtioned above would depend on ti~ necessary to enter into agre,emant with NW; convene NhS group, and await NAS conciueions. Mwt be made cleax that recmniendations of NM group regarding survey 6cGpe and procedures will be adviso~ s b nature, not binding. ERDA wiil make final daeiuions . regarding the survey aftex(taking into account gxoup$s croafi-countxy,and one trip to ?@ruhalls). (175 man days)
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(!ourt appoints group from that list: cmrt ceul d consult VZII.RADIOIAXICAL ANALYSES OF FLORA AND PARENA Cant t agree, wad don’t think plaintiffs’ preposal is workable in any event. Propose that Government statement, or stipulation of parties, be submitted which spec4fLes the while we dan’t think amything more is necessa~, we would be pzepared to provide periodic status reports to the Court on continuing developments. Decision re EZS should be Interior decishn. Should action on EXS be initiated, ERDA will assist 2X31with this effort ae requested. m BEST AVAILABLE COPY A. Can’t agree to anything beyond what’s stated h IX above.