REPOSITORY —— COLLECTION a ‘ RongelapRAtoll Marshall Islands Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands poe[NV S 7 “SRDA £3"_ BOX No. “Broz ~aP, DA- ee - poupen ee rhe laLG July 15, 1969 Dear poe7/ PAS ACME BEST COPY AVAILABLE Sirs K Have recieved your most humble and friendly letter tot concerned health and situation as a result of the last medical examination, To me it was a most fortunate thing and wise thing to have go to the United States for that she could have the finest treatment and best o> all the services there has been compare with the situation and services we have in the trust territory, There is not doubt will have the best treatment, uncomparable to what we have in this territory,in the United States.For that reason we, chance to f0. and I,agreed one and formost to take the I hope, to speak on behalf of better treatzrent will be given to her so that she could be safe from her thyroid trouble.I ac very pleassed also to see that will have a chance to see United States and have a little experience of the outside world other than these tiny islands of the Marshalls, It will be a great change to her very limitted knowledre about the other places outside the Marshalls.It will be strange -to her all throurch her entire trip about everything. As to wnat the people think about: going to the United States for med, trveatment,everyone seems to accept it a great thing,of course it is great, but for those who had the chances and had gone during the past years,all except the very first group to Chigago,complainkng that situation on Ebeye while patients are waiting for tranportation to go to the United States as well as when they are coming back and wait for transportation home,is till a problem, distressing problem, yet to be improved, — Everyone complained that the worst problem they always encountered 1102¢0¢ at Bbeye has been housings and food provisionYUpon arrival at Kwajalein," the previous patients, saidf'we were told to find our relatives to stay with without any food allowance at all while waiting for transportation," Others complained about the same thing. It is a shame because the people cf Ebevye are strurcling for their lives in order to survive with a very small money and to them,to add up another relative is a displeasing problen.Thus males the relatives on Ebeye,at any rate, make suggestion that the council on Rongelap ought to find out beforehand should a patient be provided with food allowance and lodging while they are on Ebeye awaiting transportation to their destination so that the relatives would bear no distressing burden as such. I think they are right on that and I hope you will agree on that too. I would not agree with them,though,suggesting that these patients should stay from soing to have their treatment in the United States once they know they are not well looking after here at Ebeye. Frankly, I would go on with the condidience that will not be encountered by any bad situation forementioned. I would only ask that you will see that she will be well treated and supported until she get back hoie safely and fine, It is very concievable that will be,one that likely to be exposed to such hazadous problems since she is onhy one.that is going from Rongelap and others are going from Ebeye.They had placees to stay already and will not have to weary about transportation ALREMOVED and leav,., PRIVACY ACT MATER|