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SUBJECT:
SUMMARY OF 1965 SURVEY OF THE RONGELAP PEOPLE BY
DR, ROBERT CONARD, BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY,
The attached summary, prepared by Dr. Conard, summarizes his
findings on the exposed persons of the Marshall Islands during
March 1965.
Notable is the detection of thyroid abnormalities in three
more persons.
These three are scheduled to arrive at
Brookhaven National Laboratory June 18 for study and appropriate therapy.
A full report of the findings will appear later this year,
Gc.
L.
Dunham,
Director
Division of Biology and Medicine
Attachment:
Preliminary Statement of
Medical Findings in the 1965
Survey of the Rongelap People
(11 Years after Exposure to
Fallout Radiation), dated June 1,
1965
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Commissioner Bunting
Commissioner Palfrey
Commissioner Ramey
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