nepositony DOE FASO COLLECTION [WV soxne £228, “Exe *3" B10 - MEO, DA. Co BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY Th Fouen —S4-7#eu tr ff ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, !INc. UPTON, LLL, N.Y. 11973 REFER: TEL. AREA CODE S16 YAPHANK 4-6262 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT AOL9BS August 5, 1968 Mr. William A. Bonnet U. S. Atomic Energy Commission P. 0. Box 580 Honolulu, Hawaii 96809 Dear Bill: This is to let you know that the Marshallese arrived safely and we are proceeding with the examinations. Next Monday we will have a meeting of consultants to decide about surgery in Boston. I appreciate very much the splendid help that you and Bill Streenan are furnishing in this project. I am enclosing copies of two letters which I received from the islands that might be of interest to you in regard to the Amata Kabua situation. I think that Amata was probably peeved about our criticism of his ship. I would be anxious to hear from you in regard to Bill Streenan's visit to the islands. Recently I was on the AEC Committee which met in Washington to decide about the safety of returning the Bikini people. I under- stood that there would be a White House release any time now concerning the favorable results of our conference in regard to the return of the people. As you know we will probably be involved since it would be necessary for us to maintain checks on their internal body burden of radioisotopes once they were returned to Bikini. I will keep you informed about this matter. With best regards. Sincerely, an = Ket Robert A. Conard, M.D. toy aad —_ RAC: jx encls. er ~ LS. Voksen , 26. tlapret fags Ke Box badbef C™ err S? frrywle Camel. Mignontlrrofhams phe Ln feel neBe} bb“ a 8