4 ) . 402878 Me Ceauk ee ead duly 3, 1976 Utirik, ‘arshall Islands Trust Territory of the Pacific lire Roger Rav, AM/iE:S UeGe Lnercy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) wevada Cperations Office to. Lox 14100 BEST COPY AVAILABLE Las Vegas, Nevada 6911L Dear te nay: This letter is from the chiefs and all ot the people in Utirik Atoll. tt has now been twenty-two years since the radicactive fall-out from the bomb, wilich has disturbed the peace and welfare from 195) until the present. The doctors from ERDA have told us that there were 14 rads in Utirik and 175 rads in Rongelap, therefore, we are very surprized, because in Utir’: we have ten cases of thyroid nodules, three of which were malignant. Lut in Rongelap tuey have thirty cases of thyroid nodules, and also three cases of malignancy. Pernaps you can tell us if there is some explanation for the same number of malignant thyroid cases in Ronvcelap and Utirik, who received very different levels of radiation? Additionally, we have many more things to ask, because at present we are not happy with the way things are: le Why is there not g control group in Utirik? a) The people of Utirik are different from the people of Rongelap~~they are a different rene pool and breeding population. ») the people of Utirik were exposed to different levels of radiation than the people of itongelap---Utirik had Uy; rads, and Rongelap had 175 rads. ¢) There were different return times for the Utirik people and the Rongelap people from Lwajalein (following their evacuation) in 195h---the people of Utirik returned to their atoll after three months, and the people of ongelap returned to their atoll after three years. a) would it ve correct to say that perhaps the Utirik people received more than only 14 rads in light of their quick return time to Utirik? e) would it be correct to say that we can expect many more cases of thyroid preblems in the future? 2e iow cone the unDA doctors told us tnat there was just a little bit of radiatio in Utirix and a lot tu uorelon? ‘hat is, wiuy are there tne same mumber of malignant thyroid glanaus in Utirix as tnere are in iionc¢elap? 3e ty 43 it that the wiDA doctors do not ULirik froup? examine the children of the exposed lie Uy Ig it thas the oA doctors -ive different treatoient to the people of StLirik than tie peoplr of vonjehan? che; an not ive full exan' nations Wyonoe people OF Huire sa every yeur, a5 vie cdo in Jonjelen. why not? be Vue Peovle of ULirlx should ce anle to choose their oim doctors a) The people of Phirik de not like Dr. Kondcon becarse he does not een oe ed. Tees , . wate . tT eanamepe sth otmo che eeyt Uelei ne we, anutom 290KG abto.ice neople ofsotiuirik B38 LP dpe eve ie ay ra tao ayo a cele tbe ie ovosrivent, and Curtner . } vO, tet ~ Ley . re Coes not proves: a Vo wenat ena Sor -0 @ pen eles b) tne mneople oF Ltir k .3 rot like or. Conard bocance iw Lies t: the peodlie, and nas nov nelped tie people LoUMecerstand tie problens