cee ae United States Departmentof the Interior OFFICE OF THE SEGRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C, 20240 . M0 1 AE , Ty 2 Lhe ee mee eeee Dear Dr. Conard: * a en ee ee i Thank you for. your letter of July 8, 1975. JI appreciate also your visit to me on June 26, 1975, to discuss the Bikini and Rongelap projects. We are starting the preliminary work on the proposed Compensation “Act for the Rongelap thyroid patients. Senator Borja's proposed bill deals mainly with the individuals who have had thyroid Operations. As you noted, there are cther individuals suffering from thyroid abnormalities who should be considered. It would be . appreciated if you could provide us with information on these individuals and a rough estimate of what you would consider appropriate compensation. We do not propose to increase the total amount of-the compensation but would reduce the amount proposed for the thyroid operation category to cover the new category. ' ! I understand that you have been invited to the meeting in Livermore, California, early next month. John E. deYoung of our Office will be there and this will provide an opportunity to discuss the “Rongelap matter. Sincerely yours, rs ee - hes IDE, imiett M, Ri er“Acting Director of Territorial Affairs - “! Dr. Robert A. Conard Medical Department Brookhaven National. Laboratory Upton, New York 11973 CONSERVE AMERICA'S ENERGY Save Energy and You Serve Americal