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Dr. Charles L. Dunham, Director
Division of Blology and Medicine
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Chuck:
I would like to oriefly summarize for you
recent survey.
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Everything really went very;sucothly,and I was quite pleased
at the fine spirit of cooperation shown by:
Bill Scott {medical technician from Brookha
March 9th. Dr. Ezra Riklon, the practitioner!
about ten Rongelap people now residing thers, oT
and Shippey, in charge of the Kwajalein Hospite
and allowed us to use their facilities for the
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kind enough to loan us several items which weieededfor use at Rongelap.*:
Mr. William White, at present the DISTAD asstetantat Kwajalein, ‘whom you ii.
probably remember well, was also very helpful.
boxes which had been shipped in custody.
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The Navy flew us to Majuro on the eth. |
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practitioner who has taken Dr. Hicking's. placeat
. several Rongelap people to be examined as: weltJesus children for height,’
and weight measurements as part of the growt.Goh
Cevelomment control groupe
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These examinations were completed the fo
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Mr. Maynard Neas, Dr. H. B. Macdonald and S
for the survey at Rongelap.
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people in addition to Dr. Macdonald, Bill
Riklon, Dr. Isaac Lanwi and two technicians5ktosary,
addition, Dr. Jaffe and one of his dental
out dental exeminations.
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.Mr. Neas also accompanfad’
along apparently to look into the agricultur
sailed on the Roque, the Trust Territory
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the 16th, arriving at Kwajalein one day late
and our three medical boxes which contained:maint
counter and laboratory equipment. . We did nots 2
afternoon of the 18th since, in view of Captaih
Rongelap lagoon, he wished to arrive ata
back as he entered the lagoon in order ta s
When we dropped anchor in the lagoon off
noon, Mr. Neil Morris, the agriculturalist
for the past year, and the new magistrate (Zao
that the Rongelap people would like to haveaumesting
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questions before coumencing with the exeminat On
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