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dozen people in thd.‘next ‘two, years, a sategroon ‘von thyroldSurgery" et
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perhaps to Triplor Arcy Hospital. fn Honolua, wing ths sane surgeon cad
pathologtet who have been tavolved,in the program.
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thts Program further‘Bordous consishoration.’ “
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(new High Comafssioner of the Trust Territory) and liza. Ruth Van Clove
(new Director of Office of Territories at DOI) by coma CRDA representatives
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would be helpful, particularly prior'to the UN scotings in Mow York. -One
of the topics to be discussed would be the problens accesiated with the
Congress of Micronesias PL-5-52 {concerning certaiaocpttal bonefite to
Rongelap and Utirtk people).
Tare ie a disparity beteen the Congress
bill and the BRDA-TT agreenent which vould seem to indicat2 a possible
.. Feylaioa of the bill. CongressmanBalos hes indieated that ho folt that
such a revision would be required.
BEST AVAILABLE coPY
Ex gratia coroensation bill for Rongelap nad:litirth,pennta
At the request of DOL, an updated sumary of rodiccl ‘indiansBye ARCHIVE
prepared.
It was pointed out that the Mists of people with findings were
continuously being added to.
Only 23 of 65 exposed Rongelap people now
living are not listed as having thyroid abnormalities.
The EOI repre-
sentative remarked that the so-called Burton bill wos en omnibus bill
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