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Mrs. Alice Buck
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Dear Alice:
AS you may recall when we met last October, I discussed
with you the possibility of serving as a translator for (1)
a lay paper on the recent DOE-sponsored radiological survey
of Bikini, to be prepared by an independent scientist selected
by the people of Bikini, and (2) a meeting on Kili to discuss
the paper.
The Memorandum Agreement of October 27, 1978 settling the
litigation in People of Bikini v. Seamans, et al., Civ. No.
75-348 (D-Ha.), a copy of which is attached, provides (4 10)
that the people of Bikini may select "a qualified scientist
having generally accepted scientific training and experience
to participate in the process of analysis of [the] survey
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The people of Bikini have selected Epidemiology Resources,
Inc.
(ERI)
of Boston,
Massachusetts.
Two of ERI's leading senior advisers who would work on certain aspects of this project are Dr. Henry I. Kohn, Professor
Emeritus at Harvard Medical School (who will assist in health
risks), and Dr. John Harley, former Director of the U.S. Government's Environmental Measurements Laboratory (who will
assist in dosimetry).
The director of ERI is Dr. Nancy A.
Dreyer, who co-authored "The Feasibility of Epidemiologic
Investigations of the Health Effects of Low-Level Ionizing
Radiation,” which was recently prepared on contract to the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
I hope to complete contractual arrangements with the U.S.
Government within the next few weeks regarding ERI's work.