/ 401276 November 8, 1977 San Francisco Dr. Konrad Kotrady. University of Utah Medical Center Dent. of Family and Community edicine 50 North tiedical Drive Salt Leke City, Utah 84132 Dear Konrad? | DO | BEST COPY AVAILABLE I have just received a cony of your October 31 letter to Ron Bakal, the Utirik attorney. I must say et the outset tnat I appreciate your continuing concern for the veople of Utirik in relation to the ERDA/Brookhaven Medical Progren, and acain an delighted with your outspokeness in reference to the glaring defigciencies that continue to hamper the Prorram. Esnecially of concern to me in your letter was the fact that four new nodules had been diegnosed in the arch "77? survey. It 1s interesting to note that desvite this hleh rate of rew sunnected thyroid cases, it was decided thnt the June nnd Sentembder surveys were canceled--a most dangerous and negligent act comnitted on the vart of Dr. Robert Conard’ and the other people 4n charg? of the Utirik Medical Program. I have long susrected that the necltn of the liarshallese has been a less significant veriority to the SRc0A/ Brookhaven doctors than the scientific findines, and this suspicion continues to be substantiated by tne ections of tnese ecoctors. It is incredible to me now these doctors, all cf whom evo tahen the 4 yanaseeiByis SGA Fe a, ae inpocratic Cath, continue to canduct thelr murvoys Jnana puntcive ond un-hyrenitarian uvy vith ncople who howd beon yhefbyirat oe Unitea Stetes neg)ifenco. I find it difficult to understand the rensoning bthinda Er. Conerd's claim that "§t would be difficult to replece Dr. : im 4n the Marshalls. You yourself told me the position a few yenrs back, yours was Knudsen that when yeu apolted for one of sixty ronnie thon, meaning there oro fifty—nine Other vhysicions who are interestea tn I think tn essence what Dr. Connrd is really cayire the position. is that he 1s heaving a difficult tine findinys rcoreone to Fro oft an there who won't make trouble and/or vublicity, yourself who tried to anke Aimnrovenernts on © i.e. co-‘sone like cubstrnttal lrvel., Js clear thet Dr. Conord's personnl interest lp meintainine a "tieht ship" (nfter all, he wes an adriral) ft ars tanen prece*tnce over the general health of the Narsallese, emi asn Dr. Concra narrs his retirement with A the Medicnl Progrem he 15 doubly concerned tint _ blatent inedequacies should resrin concealen mnd covered un. oe peeee * — {cors a) es NANCIE And