MRC Department of Clinical Research University College Hospital Medical School University Street, London WC1E 6JJ Medical Research Councit telephone 01 - 387 9300 ext 188 26th March 1973 ‘reference Dear Senator Borja, I am most grateful to you for sending me a copy of your Committee's Report to Congress, which I have read with great interest. I noticed one apparent error in presentation. On page 102 it is noted that "One of the Committee's consultants estimated ... " a 3% increase in radiation, and I take this to refer to my own report which suggests such a figure. If so, I ought to point out that the following sentence is not correct since I neither did state that "such a small amount was not likely to be harmful" nor would consider that there . was evidence on which to make such an assertion, except in the strictly limited sense that harmful effects are not "likely" - i.e. would not occur frequently - as a result of low doses or small increments to a given dose. It is possible however that this second sentence was intended to refer to a different consultant since I see that on page 216 Professor Kumatori's report states that "However, the amount of fallout /due to the following test/ was not so much to injure them". This point clearly requires no formal correction since my statement is evident from my report, but I thought you would wish just to have a note of it. With best wishes, Yours sincerely, “ oo “Dee en E. Senator Olympio T. Borja Congress of Micronesia Saipan Mariana Islands 96950. Eric - *