11973 (NED |CAL [P°GLAIA_ Py 142.ee FS LXFe3b é Upton, L.I., NY OM, Dr. Hugh Pratt BOX Neo AV: Brookhaven National Laboratory Associated Universities, Inc. Medical Dept. / é JUN “ COLLECTION Honolulu, Hawaii 96820 ry jePositony Department of Energy Pacific Area Support Office P.O. Box 29939 DoEeE/WV ACODT F@LOER ‘DOE / PASO PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED | Dear Hugh: Ceomcuentmcts ATQa. @yMBOL “PLO INITIALS / BIG. HUB/War DATE frer RTG. Symao. INITIALS/ arc, now living While on Jaluit an elderly male named on Kili, saw us and informed.us he was a Rongelap exposed person. He showed us lesions on his hand and arm and said he has had weak eyesight since the bomb. He was wearing very thick glasses. He DATE are. ayamer claimed many other ailments and as might be expected, attributed them all to the 1954 bomb. wants to be examined and treated when next BNL comes to Majuro. I told him that BNL would certainly accommodate that request and we would pay for his transportation by field trip vessel and food at Majuro while he was required to be there. JI also told ‘him that the next BNL mission would be announced on WSZO so he could make arrangements to come to Majuro. that fe RTG, BYMBOL INITIALS / BIG. DATE lost his I.D. card but in checking your roster I find ' age 70 is listed as last residing on Bikini and last examined in 1978. DATE The impression he left with us is that he had not been examined for many years. ATG. G@YmMBOL INITIALS / BIG In any event I thought you would want to know about this on the basis that forewarned is forearmed. ATG. Sincerely, C., a &YMBOL INITIALS / BIG, 4 Joel by BU, LILO WN OP-379 HUB: jhf HH, U. Brown | . Program Liaison Officer ATG. &SYMAOL rwiTracs/61G DATE C7 TT er ey "DOE FORM AD-o iern| ~ OD5T TL 8 aye ema OFFICIAL FILE COPY | —— Se a