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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&.
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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.
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