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results are yet incomplete and have to be analyzed further.
It was found thet the
exposed Marshallese had counts that were higher than non exposed peoples in the
United States.
However the values were far below the current permissable levels.
Since there has been some misunderstamling in the press about children being
trought to the United States for study I would like to state that all the individuals
brought to the United States vere adults with the exception of one 16 year old boy.
They have subsequently been returned to the Marshall Islands.
TEE CONTINUING STUDY OF THE HA? SEALLESE
My acsociate in the Medical Department of Brookhaven Netional Leboratory, Dr.
Robert A, Conard, a member of the original team that took care of
and studied the
Mershallese and director of the two and three year surveys has retained an abiding
interest in the Marshallese.
On tehalf of the Atomic Energy Commission end Brook-
haven National Laboratory he has undertaken the continuing responsibility of yearly
surveys of these pecple.
‘These surveys are being made possible by the cooperation
of the Medical Depertment of the United States Nevy and its activities, the Medical
Research Institute et Bethesda, Maryland and the United States Naval Radiological
Defense Laboratory in San Francisco.
The continuing project is a joint effort di-
rected by Dr, Conard and participated in by the Medical Department of Brookhaven
National Laboratory, the two Navy institutions mentioned earlier and interested physicians and scientists of various Ancrican universities and medical schools.
One cannot leave this tremendously important subject of fallout and the unfortunate accident that occurred in the Marshal) Islands in 1954 without the frank recozg-
nition that late effects of ionizing radiation are possible.
been observed in men and in animals,
Acadeny of Sciences report (8).
part of the continuing survey,
®
Hany late effects have
These are condensed in detail in the National
Accordingly a search for late effects is an essential
A sumuary of the 3 yesr status of these people followe,*
It will be reported in detail in reference 22 now being prepared.
DOE ARCHIVES
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