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We slrould keep in mind that the family from Jaluit,
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found avaiting us in Majuro, were entitied to $54.00/day throughout their stay
on the island.
There was a very pood possibility that at least a month or Jouger
would pass before they could retura to their home island.
Their two rout ine
physical exauinations would cost the Department of Euergy $1,674--and probably
much more, depending on the Trust Verritory ship sclicdules.
A review of Vable 11
reveals that prior to the Scptember-October survey ve had completed 98.6% of our
examination of the expesed people of Rongelap and Ailinginai; 94.6% of the cranuinations of the exposed people of Uticik, and 84.6% of the matching unexposed grovp.
A quick review of auy Jong-term procpective study wil] reveal that those percentages
ace unusually high Followup £teguves.
expense to the
The acdition of a few pationts--at great
BNL medical progran--vill have Pittdie or nwo
fiepact on our seienticic
data.
In addition, at the conclusion of our stay
with a bill
from Reynold DcBrum Lor
32,125 (pleese see Enclosure 9) for transporL-
ation of the Bikintans between Ejit and Majuro.
director, was anazed at this bill.
1979),
iu Majuro ve were presented
Mr.
Bill Scott,
the BNL tictd
Ile stated that on our previous trip (Nay~-June
we had assumed that the Marshall Jslands government was providing the
trousporLation.
arrangement fo:
Upon questioning Mr. Brown he admitted that he had made the
the use of the bout Sor our survey.
until the final day.
We were unavare of any choryes
Jf To had known the cost of transportation I would have made
other arrangements for the examination of the Bikinians.
As T explained to the
BikinLlans, we have no funds for their medical suppert, wild do what we can with
the resources provided.
Hr.
Brown again had wade a unique, arliitrary decision,
directly affecting the medical mission, both by precept and by financial commitment,
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