tape involved by that date, all of them were able to arrive on schedule. At 15:00 hours on September 9, 1972 (local time) the Brookhaven team, the Committee members and staff, and the Committee's consultants departed Ebeye aboard the M/V Militobi, Captain Willie M. Poznanski, Master. The ship arrived at Rongelap at 07:00 hours (local time) on September 10, 1972. Dr. Conard was a Navy Captain (now Commander) at the time he participated in the first survey in 1954. surveys. Since 1957 he has headed the annual medical On this particular trip his colleagues included: of Brookhaven, Dr. Larsen, pediatrician from M.D. Austin Lowery, U.S.A. a thyroid specialist, Anderson Hospital, (ret.). Dr. Dr. Knud Knudsen Wataru W. University of Texas, Providing technical assistance Sutow, a and Dr. to the BNL team were Doug Clareus, William A. Scott, and Mike Makar of Brookhaven. From the Trust Territory were Dr. Ezra Riklon, Dr. Jetton Anjain, Dental Officer, Kimura Riklon, Dental Aide, Assistant Medical Repair Specialist Kosang Mizutoni, and Joe Saul, Laboratory Technicians Sebio Shoniber and Nelson Zetika, Health Aide. By previous arrangement with Dr. ate, slept, Conard, the Committee's medical team and worked with the other members of the crew in their quarters and facilities on Rongelap. They consist of a trailer which is a combination mess hall and X-ray room, an A-frame sleeping quarters, a building which houses a jeep, trailer and small bulldozer, large trailer used for examinations, along with a 40 kw generator, and another and a small trailer in which blood samples are taken and prepared. The Committee, in order not to interfere with the normal routine of the team, ate and slept aboard the Militobi and only made trips to the island in (mmm 5 10393 -