~4 - Mr, Thomas S, Dunmire the statute was passed justify favorable consideration of further colpensation to those particular individuals who have experienced significant medical damage related to their radiation ex.posure, In. view of the above, the AEC recommends the following: .-. 2. . w1. i - ohn Loos . . The. heirs (parents) .of. the leukemia patient should receive additional compensation, 2 ... . La No position is taken relative to funds for comminity p urposes sir é more properly. fall within the purview 5f the Dapartment such mecrters of the Interior ratner than the Atomic Energy Comaission. to 4, a 3. w ee wee . elap inhabitants who have had: thyroid operations for ‘ed disease should receive additional compensation, | . Consideration should be given to providing some compensation to the ik in nts in eddition to the AEC payment on June 25, 1974, We assume that additional compensation, if authorized by the Congress, would be proviced through a mechanism similar to that employed in P.L. 88-435, nenely, threugh disbursement of specially appropriated funds by the Secretary of the Interior, Therefore, the precise amount of any additional compensation is not considered an appropriate matter for AEC coment and is not addressed in this letter, If we may be cf assistanc e in providing the Comnittee with additional information, especially with respect to scientific findings in the exposed Marshallese populati tion, we will be pleased to furnish it. Sincerely, arfes wl aeSe. ARpthcs LL, Liverman, Director ision of Biomedical and Environmental Research