~6considerably higher than in the Rongclap populatios. Pusclin, ot. is fact that if the cancer cases are substracted from the tote: th.zoid tue incidence in the expos.d Utirik people tha benign Icsions aro me nese ous thar found in the unexposed Marshallese populaticns. It in cleny ve the occurrence of 3 thyroid cancer cases in the Utirik populsclor Gihic Le that time cqualed the Rongelap cxposed iucidente) caused the Uil rik pec? to believe that their exposure had been greater than they he to belicve. This probably helped precipitate the latter of ori. uces mitted by the Utirik peo:le. 14ble te The people's reaction toward the team leader is understand extent, but their remarks about Dr. Knudsen ace completcly unjustified, Te Knudsen i3 an excellent physician, has been dedicated te the health carn the Marshallese and has becn well liked and respected by the pr. pl. RAC: im Enclosures . Robert A. Conard, H.D. 8-10-76