54 Mr. Roger Ray July 18, 1985 Page 3 We have also considered thyroid nodules and current blood cell c they may relate to early residence on Rongelap, since a greater radia would have existed during the early years after the 1954 fallout. Th persons in the Comparison group resided in Rongelap for 4-6 years co with the return to the atoll in 1957. Only 1 nodule, an “occult carc has occurred in this subgroup (3.0%), whereas the other 6 nodules, in the two true thyroid carcinomas, occurred in the other 99 persons in Comparison group (8.1%). Time of Residence Early Late Number Tested (1985) 2 77 There was also no difference in blood cell Neutrophils/ul +SD 403221543 - 834921599 Lymphocytes/ul *SD 27132036 Platele + 26/8 27562951 264% If you wish us to examine any other parameters do not hesitate t Sincerely yours, Yilliam WHA/elr H. Adams, H.o.