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The primary responsibility of the DOE medical program in the Marshal]
Islands concerns the diagnosis and treatment of radiation effects in the
exposed Rongelap and Utirik people.

In order to carry out this mission

satisfactorily a number of unexposed Rongelap people are included in the exawinations.

Comprehansive annual medical examinations are carried out on these

people by the DOE+BNL medical team with the assistance of Trust Territory
nedical personnel.

In addition, a Resident Physician and Physician's -

Assistant have been placed in the islands and make quarterly trips ta

Rongelap, Utirik and Bikini for health care purposes.
primary mission,

for humanitarian reasons,

Over and above the

the DOE-BNL wedical personnel

assists the Trust Territory in general health care of other Marshallese
whenever possible.

The present agreenent concerns 1) the annual medical surveys, 2) followup
medical care, and 3) health care assistance by DOE-sponsored personnel at:

Ebeye and Majuro.
1) ERDA will invite TTPI medical personnel (e.g., Medical. Officer, nurses,
health aides,

technicians)

to participate in the DOE-BNL medical visits in

order to facilitate expanded programs such as Well Baby Clinics, Family
Planning, etc., and will assist as feasible, with the logistic support of

these activities.

The Trust Territory will furnish such personnel veferred

to above when possible.

The DOE-BNL medical team, during the annual surveys,

will assist the TIPl in providing medical care to the people living on Rongelap
and Utirik. Every effort will be made to extend the duration of the medical
teams stay at these islands long enough to examine all people on the islands
who wish to be examined in a way similar to that used for the exposed and
control proups.

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