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BROOKHAVEN NATONAL LABORATORY

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ASSOCIATEDUNIVERSITIES,INC.

Upton, New York 41973

(816) 345. 3577.

“Madicol Deparment

August 9, 1979

Iie. Willian 3. Stauwley, Director
U.S. Departeaahk of PMerey
Pacific Ares Support OF Fice

P.O. Box 29939

"BEST COPY AVAILABLE

Honolulu, Hawaii 96820
Dear

Ba li,

Vith xegard to-ouc fortheouring wedical survey To would like to provide
you with the following dnformation concerning, personnel and lravell arviarye
rents and also to request certain support Lrom your office. Fas Wwe discussed
at Tivermore, Lam funoeling alitrequests for either DOs, TT oc Missle Kewanee
support through your office. The only except:
is that Dohave requested
Poter
eotis to
so down to Majuyvo this week to dine up the 1persoaucl that

J hope will be able Loparticipate.

Tthituk this can be best accomplished

by first haud discussions,
Peter will alse wake our hotel and auto rental
reservations while he dis iin Majuro,

As you will note from the survey schedule (Enclosure #1) we plan to
start cxaminations at Majure on Monday, September lOth. Si*would ‘like to .
pave|a NOK representative join us for the full course of the survey. This
is ossentiol because the majority of the questions asked ar these village
vacertLate are of a non-medical nature and therefore can be better £iLelded
by someone from your offiec.
JT plan to wmeck with the people at cach island we visit prior to rhe
CxanIS
to outline the type of exam ve will be offerjag and the reason for these exams.
ge. mecting at Rongelap and Utirik offer no scheduling problems but. the mee
ag J vould Like to hold on Majuro and Ebeye will require your help and the

Fei of Tt officials at these islands.

An announcement could be made by

radio stating, the time and place of cach mecting.
Sunday afternoon or evenly,
Septeaber 9th at Majure, and Sunday afternoon ar evening, Sept. 16th at beye,
would allow us to talk with the people before the exams commence. At Mauro
carvangenents to bring the Bikint people Jiving on jie over to Majure heth for
the meeting and for exams during the week will require the help of Osear delraum.
fe Would welcoas all Ronpelap, Utlryik and Bikini people to these meetings. In
addition, the jsdands of Rongelap aud Utarik should be votified of car planned
arrival date.
During our stay dn Mejurowa-whld be able to perform 100 adult
physical

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or May

exams.

These will inelude the folloving yroupin

this prierity:

Kongelap aod Utirik, exposed wha have not had a ful] exam in January

CEneclosure FA).

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