a Utirik, MarsnaLhL tsi. ust Territory of the "ucifie Mr. Rozer Ray, AlM/i2:S U.S. Onergy Research and Development Adninistration (ERDA Nevada Gperations Office P.O. Sox 1400 Las Vegas, Nevada 8911) Gear ifre Ray: This letter is from tho chiefs and ell of the peonle in Utirik Atoll. Yt has now been twenty~two years since the radioacbive fall-out from the Lomb, wick hes disturbed the oeace and weltare from 1954 until the present. The doctors from IRDA have told us that there were 1 rads in Utirik and 175 rads in Rongelap, therefore, we are very surprized, because in Utirik ue Lave ten cases of thyroid nodules, three of which were malignant. But in ston clao they have thirty cases of thyroid nodules, and alss three cases of inulignanec,. Perhaps you can tell us if there is sone exolanation fur the same number of malivnant thyroid cases in Kongelap and Utivik, who received very different levels of ra Lration? Additionally, we have nany wore things to ask, because at present we are not hacpy with the way things are: ie Why is there not a control groun in Utirik? a) The people of Utirik are different fron the peonle of Rongelan--they are a different gene pool end breeding populations b) The people of Utirik were exrcsed to different levels of radiation than the noople of Roeneelan---Utirik had Uy rads, erd Rongelan had 175 racse c) there were different return times for the Ltiril people and the Vonclan people from Muajalein (following their evacuation) in 19bh---the neosie of Ubiril: returned to their atoll after threc months, and the peopl: of Rongelap retuinsd to their atoll after three years. d) Uowld it be correct to say thet revhars the Utirilk people received nore than only 1), rads in light of their gnick return time to Utirik? e) \iowld it be correct to say that we can exmect nany nore cases of thyroid problems in the future? 2.» How come the ERDA doctors told us that thers cians just a Little bit of radiat in Utirik end a lot in wtuneelan? That is, why are there the sae purnbcr cite of malignant thyroid clands in Utirik ue «! o as there are in Ronvelas? we a Be wnty is at that the ep doclors wo not exouing the children of the eo oes! Wtirif eroup? he ay is it that the «Rul cectors vive cifferent treatuent to the neople of tirits than the people of itonyelan? She; do nob give full exaninations tn th: peoole of Utirik every year, as they do in wongelane ly nol? Se ‘the people cf Utirik should be able to chceose their own doctors a) ‘the people of Utirik do not Like Dr. Knudsen beeause he does not exerine all of the UbLirik peovle, and looks at the people of Utirik aS if they are merely animals in a scientific emecriment, and further, he does nol vorovice a “sick call" for the vaonles b) ne meople of uiirik do nwt peonte, maa han A Yast Tiles er. Conard because he Ties to the aote poured pest ot 8h ape tie CodeED AS P3039