Conard has done an excellent job of trying to be a big brother to all of these people, but it is a big job and his interest of necessity must be mainly a medical nature. Mrs. said that my visit with her was the first time in 12 years that she felt like talking with anyone. Mr, . said the same thing. I believe these talks with individuals are important for future relationships. I received some first-hand impressions of the problems facing the medical group by following their regular route with the doctors. We spent two weeks and only examined about 72 patients on the various islands. I observed the examinations and the poor facilities available to them. They have to go where the patients are, even to their place of employment in some cases. Hospital facilities are primitive and travel from place to place very difficult, The annual March survey takes about six weeks with the team of 12 medical personnel. (Six mainland and six T. T.) It was decided that due to the difficulty and move of crossing the lagoon from Kwajalein to Ebeye several times a day and in reaching various places on Rongelap by the trails and other islands in the atoll, that a 16-foot boat with the 35 to 40 horse power motor -5 - 905206) PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED