> BNL BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES 488 77 INC... UPTON, L.L, N.Y, 11973 TCLEPHONE: (516) 345- 3577 fAcGiCAL DEPARTMENT BEST COPY AVAILABLE April 25, 1975 Congrassman Ataji Dalos Vajuro, Marshall Islands 96960 PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL RE MOVED Doar Atafi, Tne wwadical -_raminattons ecasszuily compieted. of the Ronzelao and | “% neoole vere We find it necessary to nring chyres nov arts a at eo cases co the U.3. tor further cxaminaciona and possivole surgery; one in = TH ari tha Rongelaa exoosed creup and tvo in the Utirihk exnosed croup. Verte no other - indings indi of sionificance (except one cose rezarmed to bei ane the neonles ' health seemea cenerally cood. The three cancer c2sen ircm Longei2o were brousnat to Sriplar for sraminas tons ond ve wvare won re x@ vas no evidence of canses cade acter special thyroid examinations t However, a small growth was discovered in in the remaining. oWagt rogion or the pituitary vland., Since she wanted to be with her cauchcer, MGM for birth or cer child, we could not carry ocuc further emuninatioas tren Sut ic is very Lmoortiunt crat sne 2et sneacialiced examinations in the U.S. and she has “creed to return-vossiply with che chree thyreiu cases. i mention this co you to ask your heip in case she should noc when te src:oe cua cheee iugcies to frivler there was a r2agretiul cetay in serting chem mitted to cne hosoitus, Ih seems coat a certain weer was not siven to us for entrance into che U.S. and immigration held us up a long cine fully aporeciate the imocrcance of further 2xaminations. and then in spita of careful preparations for admission to the hospital thera vas 2 dalay in getting them admitted, I was most sorry for this and imow the ladics vere rightfully upset. { was glad we had Lirnfslno AdWALdd 9 1 v l a d i W Y S W O A QI Jacob aad Aejon Tics srom Rongelay on hand at the hospital to be with thei a good bit ofthe time. During cur visits to Ucirik ik and Rongelap it wag apparent that thers wes considerable coaLusion about those ellzible for benefits of Py>blic Tay 5-52. Att stheks ce unexnsosed neonple thought that they should va antiinled to I.5, Cards snd at Rongelidp cney wanred oii the childran inclused. Tne “Law and the agreement between ERDA and %tet. States tnat only the peop on cur xamination list (a copy of which is kent at ta te. ‘31i3s includes cxvosed FRtongelan and Utirik reonl.2 ead che spacial une: -sesed Rongelap «roup of 150 peonis, cherators, No. wnonunposed Utirik, only come of the unexposed Iengelas ard no childran ain Jseludad. Ve atcemoted to exalsin this and also that: the unexsosed o go (1957) and 232 “oneealap cont rol zroup wag established many vears a soonle cn this list were selected to maten for ane and sex neople ak Cals srcoup is considered quite adequate fox both exposed mrouns ard it has act been considered negessary to }. unexoosed Uricik neonle as comtrols. It should be mentioned, however, that a1] of these peoole have the honercit of seneral wedical ce ra fie cxoaged Ronwelan croup, ete te 5 f+ a ue