ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Tirst of all, the Committee would like to give its thanks and appreciation to the magistrates, municinal councils, and the people of Rongelap and Utirik for their cooneration and assistance to the Committee. It is for these people that the Committee has traveled and studied and it is hoped that this report and its recommendations will helo rectifv some of their problems so that they may face the future, certain in the knowledge that the neople and the government of Micronesia are concerned about them and are mindful of their special circumstances, The Committee is also grateful to the following persons or agencies for their assistance to the Committee during its work. They are listed below in alphabetical order, according to country or jurisdiction. ENGLAND ee The Committee wishes to extend its deen appreciation to E, Eric Pochin, M.D., CBE, FRCP, Director of the British Medical Research Council's Department of Clinical Research at the University College Hospital Medical School, London, England. Also the Committee is grateful to the World Health Organization for recommending Dr. Pochin to the Committee. JAPAN a Tokyo We are also indebted to Ambassador Ingersoll, and Mr. David Brown, Second Secretary, Political Section of the United States Embassy in eet ie et Tokyo; and in the government of Japan to Mr. Mamoru Tsunashima, 178