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vember 8, 1977
~an Francisco
Dr, Konrad Kotrady
University of Utah Medical Center
Dent. of Family and Community edicine
50 North Nedical Drive
Salt Leke City, Utah 84132
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Dear Konrad?
I have just received a cony of your October 31 letter to
Hon Bakal, the Utirik attorney.
I must say at the outset that
I appreciate your continuing concern for the veople of Uttrik in
relation to the ERDA/Brookhaven Medical Prorran, and arain as
delighted with your outspokeness in reference to the glaring
defigcienctes that continue to hamper the Prorran.
Esvecially of concern to me in your letter was the fact thit
four new nodules had been diernosed in the
rnarch
°77 survey.
It
is interesting to note that desvite this hieh rate of rew sunsected
thyroid cases, it was decided thot the June ond Sentember surveys
were canceled=-a most dangerous and neglirent act committed on
the part of Dr. Robert Conard and the other people in charg? of the
Utirtk Medical Programe.
I have long susrected that the hecaltn of
the lNiarshallese has been a less Significant vrtority to the ZAcA/
Brookhaven doctors than the scientific findines, and this suspicion
continues to be substantiated by the ections or tnese coctors.
it
1s incredible to me now these coctors, all cf tron Reve fatten the
tinpocratic Cath, continue to conduct thelr murvoyc In a punttive
y
ond unehurenitarion voy vith ntople eho hive eon rietirtisrst oy
Unitea otetes neg)iscenco.
I find tt difficult to understand the reasoning bthind Or.
Conerd's claim that "it would be difficult to replece Dr. Enuisen
4n the Marshalls.” You yourself told me that when yeu apolted for
the position a few yenrs back, yours was one of sixty ronlic tion,
meaning there aro fifty-—nine other ohystceruns who are interestia 7
the position,
I think in essence what Dr. Conard is really cavire
is that he is heaving a difficult tine finlirg roreone to go aft
there who won't make trouble and/or vnublicity, 1.e. co-sone Like
yourself who sried to uanke imoroveserts on” cubstrntial livel.
ft
ra
Me
is cleer thet Dr. Conzrd's persoml interest iy mrintainirne a
"ticht chip" (after all, he wes on admiral) ass tanen prece"2ren
over the general health of the MNarstallese, omit os Or. Concord rars
his retirerent with the Neditcerl Progrem he 1s doubly concern?d that .
And
blatent inedequacies should rewrin concealed #nd covered un
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