4 BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INC. Upton, New York 11973 Medical Department 4OLGS7 (516) 345- Jan 5, 1978 Mr, Adrian P, Winkel, High Commissioner Trust Territory of the Facific Islands, Saipan, Mariana Is. %950 Dear Mr. Winkel, There has been misunderstanding among the Rongelap people about our role in the compensation bill. Some of the people feel that I an responsible for all of the people not getting compensation. I understand your representative will be accompanying Dr. Knudsen to Rongelap and Utirik next week to explain the bill. I am attaching a letter I wrote to the Magistrate of Rongelap explaining our position with regard to the bill, I thought this might be helpful to your representative who may be able to help set the record straight, . Sincerely, Robert A. Conard, M.D. Py B ee) Mrs, Van Cleve Dr. Weyzen Kon cc