parison groups.
This fact is illustrated by the question posed during the public
The question was, “How do we compare with the
these people would have some understanding of their exposure and
how it differed from their neighbors.
case.
Apparently, this is not the
This uncertainty despite the annual reassurances of the team
that the people are in good health
(except for those who are operated
ry
One would imagine that after nearly two decades,
I
people of Rongelap?"
+,.ry
meeting at Utirik.
fT.\
i
and those Rongelapese and Utirikese who are used as control, or com=
ON
the Utirikese,
YV
has been especially true with two groups of people:
—~ wy
In terms of the irradiation of the Marshallese, this
w
state of mind,
Rongelapese exposed.
Perhaps because of the visible effects
of their exposure, these people seem to have the best understanding
in certain areas of their situation,
It was this group of people
who generally expressed a desire for additional medical attention
ranging from having Dr. Knudsen stationed on the island to having
more frequent medical examinations.
However, these people still
need to have explained to them in their language at their level of
oy
l.
mrTryp
grouped into three catagories:
my
These general feelings of insecurity can be roughly
~~y
of the islands.
oy
on for thyroid nodules) has resulted in mixed feelings in the people
year report which notes that the health aide “admitted that some of
r-
j
my
the people at times had eaten coconut crabs in spite of the fact they
ry
This is clearly shown by a passage in the seven
161
a)
possible effects,
re}
understanding the circumstances of their exposure and its past and