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REPORiT OF re THE MES PING BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES EWdsnG Y RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
“AND
THE TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACTPTC TSLANDS
REGARDING MSDICAL CARE OF THE RONGELAP AND UTIRTK PeOPLe
KWAJALSIN, M. I.,
FEBRUARY h-5,
1OT7
The United States Energy Research and Development Administration (WRDA),
formerly AEC,
has for more than 20 years conducted a program of medical
surveillance of the people of Rongelap and Utirik who vere exposed to fallout
from & weapons test in 1954.
In the course of this activity,
and with the
knowledge and consent of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
the ERDA medical teams have
provided limited medical care
(TTPT),
for the veople
at Rongelap and Utirik.
The veonle Jiving on Utirik and Rongelap,
fave recently ana severly
expressed a desire for changes in the type of medical care under the ERDA
program,
Specifically,
they have addressed requests to FRDA for more
comprehensive medical care
for all the people
living on these islands.
Tt is recognized that general, medical care of the people of the
Mayvshall Islands is a responsibility of the Administration of the TTPi.
16 is in the interest of both the TPPT end the US UARDA) to explore ways
in which medical needs can best be mel by cooperative efforts of botn
partics within the framework of their respective responsibilities.
In response to a Trust Territory request,
reported that
the US
(@rDA } is prevared
the RRDA representative
to continue its assistance to
Che PPI in the discharge of its health care
responsibilities to the
people living on Rongelap and Utirik.
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