9, 1976 ‘ idk “aryho] ] te lang urust Tucritery of tho Pacif: Hr Rorer Rays AYES UeSe Enemy Researeh and Development Adainistration (ezpa) Hevada Uperations Office P.O. Boz 1s3C0 AOL 74 \ Las Younes Hevada SILLY BEST COPY AVAILABLE Dear Ure Ray: This letter is from ths chiefs and ell of tho peoole in:Utirik atoll. Xt has now been tyenty-tio years since the redioective fell-out fren tha bord, which has disturccd the neacs and volfare fron 195); umidl.the presente , The doctors fron THRA have told us that there vere 1y-reds in Utirik and 175 rads in Rorgelon, therefore, us are very surorized, becsiss in Utdrik ve havo ten cases of tayroid roceles, threa of witch vere mallenant. . But in fornselss they have thirty cases of thyroid rodules, end also threa cases of malignancy. Perhaps you can tell us if there is sone explanacion for tha sane musber of ralipman thytoid cases it: Rongeiso and Utirik, who recuived very divferent levels of, radiation? | Additionally, wa have many nore things to esk, because at pres ext wo ere we ee ep Ma ee ee ee not heppy ulth thea way thinss ares Le Khy is there not a control ero in Utirik? : .@) The people of Utirik are different fren the people of Eoncel meethoy are a different rene pool end bresding poowlatton b) the peonlo of Utirik ware exposed to different levels of reclation than the people of Roncelap—-Utirik hed 14 rads, and Roncelan bad175 roid. c) Thera were different return tires for the Utirik people and the Forcelas people fron Evejalein (following their evacuation) in 195!—_-the ceonla of Utirik returned to their atoll after three ronths, end the peonls OX Roncelan returced to their aiell after thie years. d) Would it be correct to say that perioos the Utirik people received more _ than only L) reds in Light of their quick return tice to Utirik? ©) Hould it be correct to say that we can ezect meny mere cases of thyroid ' prodless in tae ruture? 2. How come the ERDA coctors told us thot there ves just a little bit of radiati in Utirik and a lot im Rongelap? That isy why sore there the save minter of melirnent thyroid cluucs in Vidrix as taere are in rongelen? je Khy is it that the ERDA doctorg do not cxandna the children of 2 ths emposed Vitirik: group? he thy is 44 that the ERDA doctors give different treatzent to the people of Utirl& than the people of Honrelax? Thay do not giva Del) exacinations to tho peoole of Utirik avery yoer, as they do in Nonselape kiny not? S. The people of Utdrik should be able to chooso their ow doctors &) The people of Uidrik eo not Like Dr. Hmuson because ha does rot €exartine cll of tho Utirik people, and Looks at the people of Ut fo as if they ere neroly eninals in a scdentific experinenty, end further, he daos not provide a "sick call” for the pcovle. b) Ths peoplo of Utirik do not like Ia. Conerd because ho Lies to the ‘people, end hag'not helped the peovla to underatand tis problass - a ve eu ne es 5 {}-|: 36> copes lige Lee bee cae a leweeng le wee