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MEMORANDUM OF TELEPHONE CALI,

January 29, 1971
Burr,Jr.,

M.D.

Lt. Col. Wm. D. Howell
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Air Force Surgeon General

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Director oi Professional Services

1000 Independence Avenue, S. W.
Washington, D. C.
20314
phone:
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11-35676 or AC 202-693-5676

Service personnel

(U S.)} exposed on Rongerik in 1954

Have followed up to some extent on 28 service personnel exposed on
Rongerik in 1994.
‘Three of these ave still on active duty.
Others
will have to be contacted through Veterans Administration.
‘These
personnel were hospitalized and checked

following exposure
involvement.

for

three-month period

All should be checked currently for thyroid

Dr. Goldstein should be contacted in this regard.
Also, Dr. Conard
will call Col. Howell re his surveys on Marshallese naLlives.

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