. ro de 9, 1976 irik ‘arakhall Taleseg srust Leeritory of tha Pacific Hr. Roper Ray, AM/TES U.S, Energy Research and Development Adzinistration (F208) ie a A el eR ele aml Nevada Qneraticns Office P.0. Box Uico oe ' 706338 Dear Ere Bays This letter is fron the chiefs end all of the people in Utirik Atalle Xt has now been tiventy-tiom years since the redinestive fell-out fron the box, which has disturced the peace and wolfare from 1954 untdl.the presente The doctors fron raDA have told us that there were 1k rads in Utirl&k act 175 vacs in Rongelap, therefore, va are very surorised, becaiss in Utirik va havo ten cases of thyroid rodvles, threa of witch were malismant. Hut in Rencelsp they have thirty cases of thyroid nodules, end also three cases of malicrancy. Perhans you can tell us if there is sone eplanaiion for the sana miusber of malignant thyroid casey iu hongelep and Utirik, tho recaived very civterent levels of radiletion? ' Additionally, we have nany more things to esk, because at& present we ere not heopy with the way things ares BOX Ne. 5 oS G a 21% MARSMPLES ISLANDS. | rowen®# 2%Now p47 - OCT 27 1977 ~couccnonIRKeyIces reeosirony DOE~ F ORRESITLU V+ las Vera3s, Kevada 6911) le Why is there not a control prom in Utirik? .8) The peovle of Utirik are different fren the people of Eangelapethoy are a different rene pool end breeding pooulatlore b) Zhe peonlo of tirts ware exposed to different levels of rectation than the people of RNoncelape——Utirik hed 14 rads, ord Roncelan bad 175 recs. ¢) There were different return tices for the Utirik people and tha Eonzeles people fron Evajalein (following their evacuation) in 195h-—-tre reonla of Utiril: returned to their atoll afier three months, and the peois OF Roncelan returzed to their atoll after three years. d) Would it be corzect to say that pornams the Utirik people received mors than only 1); reds in % of their quick return tins to Utirik? e) Hould it ba correct to Say thet we can eapect many more cases of thyroid ' problens in tae future? 2, Row come the ERDA coctore told us that there ves just a Uttla bit o2 radiat. in Utdirik and 6 lot in Rongelap? That is, why are thers the sane miober of malignent thyroid slaucs in Utirik as there are in Rongelen? ge Ky is it thot the HUA doctors do not examine the children of ths emosed Utdrik group? | hs Wry is 44 that the MOA doctors give different treatzoatto the pecols of Utirlk than the pesvle of Konselay? Thoy do not give Dll examuatiiong to tha people of Utirik overy yoor, as they do in Hongelade by not? Se The people of Utirik should be chle ta choose their own doctoms @) The peonle of Utirik do not like Dr, Emidsen beemsea ha does rot examine cli of the Utirlk people, and looks at the peopla of Utirik as if they are nercly aninols ina oclentific eperizent, end Durtacr, he dsos not provide a "slok call" for the people. b) Tha pooplo of Utiril do not like In. Conard because he Wes to tha ‘people, cnd has’ not helped tho peoola to understand tis problass 10 12253 tw eee ano soe a . - eo ~sw-