Figure. 1. Medical team. for Cs'**.) These values are far belowthe accepted maximum permissible body burdens. Present Survey INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL The examination of the Rongelap people was carried out at the Marshall Islands Memorial Hospital at Majuro, Marshall Islands. (The peo- ple have been quartered at Majuro Atoll since the initial examinations were completed at Kwajalein.) In addition to the irradiated group. a comparison group of unirradiated Rongelap peo- ple was also examined. The medical team consisted of nine American physicians andscientists, one Marshallese practitioner, and six technicians (Figure 1). Continuity of these studies has been aided by the fact that several members (physicians and technicians) have been with the team sincetheinitial studies. This is also important in regard to insuring standardization of techniques from year to year (particularly in regard to the hematological studies). Following a three-week period of examinations at Majuro, the medical team proceeded via Navy LST to Utirik Island (some 350 miles distant)