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come up in the past regarding:their presentiheath‘status,,’ etc.
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particularly curious as to why;the!ABCmedicalsteen.had joined forces withaes
the Trust Territory medical” group”and’wanted“tol-know: if this was an indica-(Hp
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to them that since the Trust. Territory ‘Moctors.,were,their usual doctors, ab 1
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did not mean that further examinations:were. imneceéssary.'’ The subject of the’ phan:
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these crabs at intervals and-agsoon’ asi,theyVerefeate for eating, we would
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let them know. This continued”' restriction’on,thes
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The rest of that afternoonvas! sspent,
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organizing the school buildingfor the:physicalsexaminations. The next dey
being Sunday, the examinations were’ not. ‘started'y
nts Monday. On Monday ‘f..
morning the people flocked in. in:‘greater:imberg’than Wwe could handle and :*"
their attitude was entirely friendly: angcooperstive,7 There were only a8
or two at most who would not cooperate.,iWe carriedout the hematological.’ %
examinations which included WBC. done on. the “electronic Coulter counter, and %
emears were taken and stained for differentials;?besophil counts and alkaline
phosphatase determinations.
“A brief history was’ taken by Dr. Ezra and
it : gear
Dre. Macdonald, Isaac and myself: carried out brief physical examinations on me
all the exposed people.
chemical analysis.
A limited” number:of ‘urines were collected for radio-
There were. po.“casesoffcancar
ger,fleukemia or any other”
- significant findings on examfhation of”thé;exposed“people,- nor ‘were there
any elevated white counts which.vers,
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It appeared to me that the nititude’Of tha’ people!
LesCaeanything, ‘better. at Gy
this year.
There seemed to besane “vagueyknowedieonthe part of the aie
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people of a possible suit against our, “governmme risen”this “waa mentioned in.eo
the meeting referred to. - However, they ata.’"ne"
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facts in this regard and indeed appeared|;
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Mr. Neas met with the people ‘on.“several”occa:
ms and emtected their" ‘afae hs
agricultural progress. --He- was. pleasantly.mirprisea’at how much had actually ‘
been accomplished and seemed to: feel that.
much better than he had expected. soonht
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We sailed tor Kwajalein the evening of the: ohehe Fetopning by Lae Atoll en
route and arriving at Kwajalein. om Saturday’morning the 26th. We caught “i
a Hawaiian Airlines plane (waded has pepleced, {ATS )* bec to Havaitthe |i
following night vrs
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