Ce Ale I “s" Sep ® 97 US DOE ARCHIVE 396 U.8. AT OMIC ENERGY RG___cOMMISS ION_ee Collection.OGAT Mr. Edward J. Bauser Executive Director Box Joint Committee on Atomic Energy Congress of the United States | Foos ld t _ SS$5/ _ eral Rs 4 Dear Mr. Bauser: Fi le}. This is to inform the Joint Comittee of the present status of the efforts of Dr. Robert A. Conard, Medical Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, to carry out the annual Medical Survey of the Marshallese Island people who were exposed to fallout from the “Bravo” test detonated on Bikini Atoll on March 1, 1954. Hereto- fore we have informed the Joint Committee of the medical team's findings shortly efter thelr return each Spring. This year, however, many of the Marshallese did not volunteer for physical examinations and the routine clinical tests. The enclosed Staff Report recounts briefly the events in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands which led to this situation and subsequent developments which seem to have reestablished the Medical Survey. BEST COPY AVAILABLE The Division of Biomedical and Environmentel Research (DBER) has cooperated closely with the Territorial Offices of the Department of Interior on this matter, exchanging information and messages. DBER therefore is able to provide much more detailed information should it be desired. If present errangements are changed in any significant way DBER will promptly notify the Joint Committee. Sincerely, (Signed) S. G. English x : 7 - General Manager AGMR Enclogure :z Staff Report DBER:A of /72 082: JCAE w/encl. W—pece: GM(2) w/o enc DBER :AD ‘tp DBER:A DRER} tv 4 9 = [Te_ *already forwarded OFFICE b iesvesesaee DBE BER:DIR|AGMR op...EAGM/DGM |.GM _____OCR_ HES | sole SURNAME Pb AUpruner+rwnt ecnbe ween eeeeoeoh] -----=- wemenwncsennscnc cess seen ene Pa ewe w eens a eceeeceeence piece sees __DATE > AMT, ocsscrs of>_/T2_| |ccneceececcccceeeeneces eceseeccecccececercescucesPecnuresesenceusensccecees aerr’s ADSA of3—-16—81465-1 445-6785 /