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~u~j”~ Education Program in Narshall Islands Me will receive a te’lex this week advising us of a meeting.in Washington, D.C. on hJgUSt 4. If we are interested in developing a program to educate the Marshallese in radiation matters we are to send a representative to this meeting. He or she will have to be prepared to indicate our general approach. Details will not be required at this time. We will receive $75K to develop the plan-- half this fiscal year and half next fiscal year. In developing an education pt-ogram we will have to work with DOE, DOI, DOD, the Marshallese Government, the lawyers who represent the Marshallese people and all other parties wlno want to provide input into the plan. In addition to working the political scene, the participants in this program will have to be knowledgeable about radiation biology, ecology and dosimetry and become familiar with the weapons testing effort in the Pacific and all activities since. Also, the skills in education, particularly in communicating technical information to nontechnical people, are MY involvement with this program will have to be limited. I will help the prqram get under way, provide guidance end monitor the program-- which will likely have high visibility. It is apt to be very palitical and sensitive. Ray Baalman is interested in participating in the program, but I don’t know how much he wants to be involved. I-W(C is interested in participating--primarily in assessing the effectiveness of an education program. I’d l;ke to identify, as soon as possible, the person who will lead our effort so that he or she can attend the August 4 meeting. I’d like to get someone thinking about this by July 24-25 so that they can get prepared for the meeting. DOCUMENT DOES NOTCONTAINECI
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k!~ will receive a telex this week advising us of a mestinguin Washington, D.C. on }wgust 4. If we zre irlterested in developing .a pFGcjrzTI to educate the Harshellese ;n rzciation matters we ~re to send E representative to this meeting. He or she will halve to be Drepared to ~ndicate our general approach. Details will not be required at tkis time. Ide will receive $75K to develop the plan--hzlf this fiscal year and half next fiscal year. In developing ~n educztion program we will have to work with DOE, DOI, DOD, the F’,arshalleseGovernment, the lzwyers who represent the Mzrshallese people znd all other parties who want to prcvide input into the plan. In addition to working the political scenes the perticipznts .in this program will have to be knowledge~ble zbout radiation biology, ecology and dosimetry end become fmiiiar with the wecipons testing effcrt in the Pacific end ?11 activities since. Also, the skj~ls in e~~catjon,’per~jculzrljl in communicating technical information to nontechnical pecple, are My involvement with this progrem will heve tc be ]imitEd. I will help the program get under way, provide guidznce End monitor the Drogram-- which will li!<ely htve high visibility. I: is apt to Ee \’ery political and sensitive. Ray 3zalrr,anis inter~stEd in participet;ng in the program, but I don’t know how much he wcnts to be involved. H,<2C -is interested in partici pating--prirlari ly in assessinc the effectivEfiess of an educeticn p~oOram. I’d like to identify, as seen-~s possible, the person who will lead our effort so th~t he or she cen ~ttend the August 4 meeting. I’d like to get someone thinking ~bout this by July 24-25 so that they can get prepared for the meeting.