pest cur we yee : ok Dake ae o 73774 UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION IN REPLY REFER TO: jos Ant / aah ley 70-0 gaoh Bao AOGMBE TO WASHINGTON25, D. C. Aéuiral Arleigh 4. Burke, KX ‘Chief of Baval Cperations Department of the Mevy Washington 25, D. C. SAN BRUNO FRC Dear Adveiral Burks: Tou will recall that as a resalt of the March 1 detonation of the CASTLE test series conducted by Jir-7 in the Facific in 195i, the natives of Rengelap and Utirik Atoella in the Marsball Islands were exposed to radioactive fallout. The Atomic Energy Commission, on behalf of the 0. 5S. Government, has acospted responsibility for periodic medical examinations of theee Marshellese. Since that tins there have beer: four fellow-up med- The purpose of this letter is to ask your assistance in carryinc out a fifth follow-up medical examination to begin on or about March 1, 1958, with completion on or about March 30, 1%5&. Dew mA-225, 1-31-98 A Cre bra Swisvea To CONFIRMED TO BE UNCLASSIFIED * ical examinations conducted by the ASC in collaboration with the Kaval Medical Research Institute, the Xawal sadioclozical Defense Latoratery end the Brookhaven Kationsl Laboratory. These exarinations were greatly faciliteated by the assistance efforded the medical teams by CICPAC! IT and ths Commanding Officer NAYSTAKsAJ. The examination anc studics will be conducted on Rongelap this year since the natives of Rongelap and Utirdk, whe had been relocate: om = jet shortly after the ircidert, have been retaumed te their native Islende durire the past year and Lav: satisfactorily taken up their former mode of existence. There arc, ho:- ever, traces of residual activity arc this circumstance adcs to th tiportance c! centinuing our followenn studies. in orcer to make the survey, it in proposed to send a medical tear to the Islands together with the recuired mecical equinmen® ar.¢d surplies. Tha exvertence from last year's exynreditdor enrc-ente tht we gn ocih ree ouezt that an Lo? be arzsicni for trarscvertaticn in: Gosar 8 har many auvantaces over otber postivl cr::t ar So efiec..cav mt. tik one Of the instruments to be used this vyeunm i: a whoir uy comticr weirhing avoroximatel. twenty tons uw. ic: . 111 resuire secure inetallation aboard the weesc! in a crotecte< ceocition. Tre usc of a whole bo - 18] AGENCY/NRDL RG ao f Location SAN BRUNO FRC Acerss No flZ/ ; +B "oO. 600A ~ G31 Fox Lops~ | ALS Av Pa Uo. A at ah 2 \ c'| ° BEST COPY AVAILABLE nes