Pr oT ce sO . | ERTECRAUL, Das IFAT - BAL BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY AU! ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES. INC. UPTON. LI N.Y. 11973 AVAL? MEDICAL DEPARTMENT ey TenePHONE:(516) 345- 3577 f & May 8, 1974 <. M9 Ne Dr. Sames L, Liverman, Director oN Division of Biomedical and Environmental Research ae “J U. S. Atomic Energy Commission Washington, D. C. 20240 S —— 4 coe “ ne. 4 ~ ~ ™, ~ v “OU 4 SX ~~ al tN ne ‘ mS s s ~ > M AL f ie AS cy a wy » ~ > 4 ‘ C3 = we —_——e _ ~ ND Enclosed is a brief summary of the 1974 medical survey of the Rongelap and Utirik peoples including radiological Surveys on Utirik, Rongelap and Bikini, Attached also is a summary of the village meeting with the Rongelap pecple which shows continued "misunderstandings.'' Up-dated tables of thyroid lesions are included alse, The Bikini data, T am sure, has added importance in view of the reauests for information from the Micronesian legal people and we shall try and prepare more detailed reports as Soon as possible. The three new Rongelap people with thyroid nodules (two exposed and one control) will be brought to Brookhaven the last of this menth for complete studies and possible surgery in Cleveland in early July. I shall probably plan a trip to Germantown in the near future to discuss some of the current Marshall Island problems with members of your staff. further help, let me know. i “4 2 Dear Dr. Liverman: In the meantime if I can be of Sincerely, ) ~ . ~ Bert. Lo rtetw RAC/es Enc. Robert A, Conard, M. D. ™ BEST COPY AVAILABLE INFORMATION OPERATOR [516] 345-2123