PRIVACY ACT MATERIALREMOVED * AOL4S0ee > Department of Energy Nevada Operations Office PO Box 14100 Las Vegas, NV 89114 we AUG 28 1978 Dr. Robert A. Conard Brookhaven National Laboratory Associated Universities, Inc. Medical Department Upton, L.I., N.¥. 11973 Dear: Bob - oo is a U. S. citizen whose wife, . is a Marshallese born on Lae. Their story is a little confusing, at least as to dates: I first heard that ee . was a child on Lae at the time of Bravo. Then from__ I heard today that she visited Rongelap in 1956. Today also, 2 ' Where are you from?" "Majuro" "Oh, yes, the Marshalls. We have had quite’a few of these." ye wets PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED Sa1a1s4 <r re or Seen ae FF(Sicaaatte oae SESS syree ef) sea TPR cape that doesn't look so-good. . "Hmm, -; - 6 Se wey. Eee __, account’of the first visit to Triplénhas ‘the examin- ing physician say,somethingTike: OO she BE Incidentally, " ss : . Physician in charge communicate with you. will either write you, enclosing the physician's report or have thephysician write you direct.. Pee : suggested that if he wished to pursue the matter further,.my first suggestion would be that he have GENS EE rere Ro ie, I acquainted him with which you have reported, but suede some of the experience and relationships ’ He simply said to me that he thought this was something we should be interested in. ae Mr ee _... has not asked for anything. ~~ . ones who made the Rongelap visit. 4 The coincidental connection, according tos account and perception, is that of a family of 9, I believe, and hexr-mother were the only aS mother underwent thyroid surgery (2a thyroidectomy, I believe) at Majuro. . will undergo thyroid surgery at fripler tonprrow. The reason thather husband sought me out is that a few years ago re gees ee = rie, , . toe at kg ween ONE th. .t In any event, * pat ‘medical record from Tripler, showing her to be a sao” 30 year old female". ora : Natsas Saad Res ar Shae Ae Aenea as Tt Pein ce, ae ae a 7 i< ee ce Tae Matters aS ee tee Z BE ay SEP Bees Te Ot aS ; ie though, I saw ”