- | ( VETERANS ADMINISTRATION ae HOSPITAL ACS 17 4 2002 HOLCOMBE BOULEVARD HOUSTON, TEXAS 77031 December 15, 1970 - YOUR FILE REFER ECE, BEST COPY AVAILABLE Robert A. inmeptymeren to: Conard, M.D. Medical Research Center | ay 7 gee 580/172 a Brookhaven National Laboratory Upt on, New York 11973 PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVE D Dear Dr. Conard: On November 3, 1970 Mr. of San Antonio, Texas was admitted to this hospital for observation and evaluation. From the enclosed discharge summary you may see that he had a multiplicity of complaints and was found to have certain conditions which he all related to an exposure to tonizing radiation in the Marshall Islands. In reviewing the locally available literature follow-up examinations of these Marshallese, I noted that Dr. Sutow was a member of the team/examiners. When I called him for assistance he advised me to get in touch with you. J hope I am. not imposing upon your time. [I am enclosing also a statement Mr. has made about the accident, My questions are: Are you aware of any American service men being on an island of the Bikini Atoll at the time of the fallout incidence other than Rongerik, Mr. claims that he was 20 miles from ground "0" while in fact Rongelap is listed as 105 nautical miles from ground "0" and Rongerik evenfarther. This appears to be a discrepsrcy unless there was another group of American service men somewhere else than Rongerik. Secondly I was wondering if you know of anyone who has done a close followup on the 28 American service men on the Island of Rongerik and with what results, Of course. I do realize that almost all of Mr. problems are not related to the incident, at least physically. Yet I do want to be fair and correct in my judgement. And this is the reason why I am seeking your advice and your help. And one more favor: [I would appreciate it if you could send me the reprints of articles published by your group on the Marshallese Islanders. I am looking forward to hearing from you and let me thank you in advance for your efforta. Sincerely yours, * PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED m Encl. AZ Dirt, - Felix J. Pircher, M.D. Chief, Nuclear Medicine Service “DOE ARCHIVES ‘ Include Zip Code in your return address and give veteran’s social security number. Show veteran's full name and VA file number on all corrsspondence, If VA number is unknown, shew service number.