175 vads and the Utirikese, 14.

“Many people,in the U.S., he said, receive as

much as 14 rads in a normal medical examination.
On the next dav, Saturday, September 16,
with one of the island leaders.
question of compensation.

answer was,

asked?

“Well,

the Committee met informally

The discussion centered primarily around the

Tt was nated that this was only the second tine they

were to have a party with the team.
they want the party.

1972,

The people,

it was noted, are not asked if

The question was asked if they liked the parties and the

there is food,

se we ga."

'

Was there enough food,

he was

The reply was, "No, not enough."

On Monday, September 18,
afternoon.

the Committee met with Dr. Conard in the

He explained that there were some people From Rongelap and Utirik

who would be traveling on the ship because of ‘general medical findings" and
who would be
since

trealed

in Majuro.

the last complete survev

general sanitation on
medicine

Ile stated
in 1969

that

there were no new findings

(of Utirik).

the islands was poor,

that

(there was not even aspirin on Majuro,

tHe also added

that

the health aide was short of
he noted),

and

that Dr.

Ezra

Riklon was trying to implement a procedure of having a standardized list of
drugs which could be checked on every

field trip.

The Committee then discussed several matters with Dr. Conard.
He was asked if he thought that Pr. Knudsen would he able to stay one or
’
two weeks on Rongelap and Utirik.
Pr. Conard noted that Knudsen would be
traveling to the islands on the field trip ship and would look at the people
for radiation and other problems.
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Pr.

He was asked if ARC or Brookhaven could

Conard said he doubted it,

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since it would he

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