“DOE ARCHIVES DRAPT Mrs. Elizabeth P. Farrington Director, fice of Territories Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. 20204 Dear Mrs. Farrington: You may recall that in your letter to me of September 16, 1969, you made reference to Dr. Robert A. Conard's recommendation for some compensation to the Utirik people and furnished me comments of Trust Territory officials on this subject. As you know, Dr. Conard continues to conduct periodic medical examinations of the Marshallese people who were subjected to the 1954 fallout radiation, and his current plans are to revisit those islanas for this purpose late in October of this year. He is still very much interested in obtaining approval for a token payment to the Utirik people to assure their continued cooperation in these important medical studies. He has discussed this matter with the High Commissioner and other officials of the Trust Territory and feels that they are sympathetic to this approach. Dr. Conard further believes that a payment of about $100 to each of the 157 Utirik people involved or their next descendant would constitute an acceptable amount and that sucn payment, if made, should be clearly identified as an "inconvenience payment" and disassociated completely from any idea of recompense for having been subjected to fallout radiation.