- 2 - January 27, 1972 plane or overnight ship to Rongelap for culture and preparation where we already have available electricity, necessary laboratory equipment and an air-conditioned room. We will be willing to help with this phase of the work but we are not in a position to do the actual chromosome analyses at Brookhaven, and I assume you could make other arrangements for this aspect of the work. Hermann Lisco and his’technicians at the New England Deaconess Hospital analyzed the Marshallese chromosome preparations previously, but I don't know if he is still doing these analyses. It is possible we may run into opposition from the Bikini people ‘to blood sampling, but we could probably overcome this. We could check their blood counts and hematological status from the same sample of blood. Unfortunately when I was at Kili several years ago, I was asked about whether we. would be taking blood samples and.I stated that we would not plan to do this. If I can be of any further help in this matter, please let me know. Sincerely, eb Robert A. Conard, M. D. RAG: 1s cC: Drs. V. P. Bond E. P. Cronkite Oo _—— e - Oo6y7 ay = — 2 Cf Mr. C. Edington, AEC M. Bender, AEC T. McCraw, AEC LY _eo SSRNLe SeRET BOgn aINI OF YT EN PN Barr ot oy lee nen fms, apFT ye ON te ~ Dr. Nathaniel F.