te, tape involved by that date, all of them were able to arrive on schedule. At 15:00 hours on September 9, 1972 (local time) the Brookhaven team, the Committee members and staff, and the Committee's consultants departed Ebeye aboard the M/V Militobi, Captain Willie M. Poznanski, Master. The ship arrived at Rongelap at 07:00 hours (local time) on September 10, 1972. Dr. Conard was a Navy Captain (now Commander) at the time he participated in the first survey in 1954. surveys. Since 1957 he has headed the annual medical On this particular trip his colleagues included: Dr. Knud Knudsen of Brookhaven, Dr. Larsen, a thyroid specialist, Dr. Wataru W. Sutow, a pediatrician from M.D. Anderson Hospital, University of Texas, and Dr. Austin Lowery, U.S.A. (ret.}. Providing technical assistance to the BNL team were Doug Clareus, William A. Scott, and Mike Makar of Brookhaven. ¢ Laboratory Technicians Sebio Shoniber and Nelson Zetika, and Joe Saul, Health Aide. By previous arrangement with Dr. Conard, the Committee's medical team ‘nese Kosang Mizutoni, seve Officer, Kimura Riklon, Dental Aide, Assistant Medical Repair Specialist ‘m. From the Trust Territory were Dr. Ezra Riklon, Dr. Jetton Anjain, Dental mess hall and X-ray room, an A-frame sleeping quarters, a building which houses a jeep, trailer and small bulldozer, along with a 40 kw generator, and another large trailer used for examinations, and a small trailer in which blood samples fromA They consist of a trailer which is a combination anniB and facilities on Rongelap. a ate, slept, and worked with the other members of the crew in their quarters in order not to interfere with the normal routine of the team,ate and slept aboard the Militobi and only made trips to the island in 126 L The Committee, jnmeor__ omer are taken and prepared.