@ ( ~s ae hoy 4 BNL AU J, \ we ACPO) BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INC. UPTON, Li. N.Y. 11973 TELEPHONE: ($16) 3453577 MEDICAL DEPARTHENT October 23, 1973 Dr. Allyn H. Seymour Director of College Fisheries University of Washington Seattle, Washington 98195 Dear AL: Thank you for your you for some time about environmental radiation Marshallese. I am very IL have intended writing letter of 16 Oct. our discussion concerning correlation of data with our medical findings on the anxious to pursue this aspect of the studies. I do not know whether or not you are aware that DOS nas about decided to place the responsibility of the environmental studies at BNL where they can be more closely correlated with our medical studies. Charlie Meinhold, head of our Health Physics Division, would head up this group and he has drawn up a 189 which I understand DOS has verbally approved. instituted until fiscal group at the University important role in these would nicely complement This would not officially be '75. It is my understanding that your of Washington would continue to play an studies and the expertise of your group that of the BNL group. During the forthcoming survey in March-April we plan on carrying out whole body gamma spectrographic analyses and radio- chemical analyses of urine and water samples. I would like very much also to have samples from the environment collected and analyzed to tie in closely with the personnel monitoring. We would like to do this at Rongelap, Bikini and possibly Utirik. In view of the probable new responsibilities at BNL Meinhold would like to send someone along to help and become acquainted with the survey procedures. I would be delighted if you would be willing to send Someone along and these two people work together. You may have heard that there has been adverse publicity recently concerning radiation levels at Bikini and the return INFORMATION OPERATOR(516) 345-2123