PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED They invited four well-known physicians to be consultants to accompany the medical team and evaluate the program, namely, Edward E. leuke Pocnin of the University College Hospital, Medical School. England;!* Haruko Ezaki. and mont! are di Tashiuki Kumatori of Japan, and William Cole, Th Associate Director of the Bureau of Public Health, from the U.S. Publie Heaith Service. Our team consisted of five doctors, two ‘*Pochin had been most interested in the studies of the Marshallese and had helped previously with statistics on thyroid effects. ' tions. locat: Rong natio big ¢: Com: datic iene oe oe asec oe Marshallese practitioners, and five technicians. Two representatives of the Congress of Micronesia, Hans Wilander and Ataji Balos, also accompanied the team. Below is a photo of the special medicai team. The survey proceeded smoothly and the people cooperated fully (B-62). Except for the findings of two Rongelap people with thyroid nodules requiring surgery, there were no other findings related to radiation exposure. However, on subsequent examinationsof people living at Majuro and Ebeye, a young man, , who had been exposed on Rongelap at one year of age, was found to have a very low white blood cell count. He accompanied us back to Brookhaven National Laboratory and acute obser ce en eats el es tee = Malone wrote, ... The people on Rongeiap got the snort end of the deal. A lot of talent was on their doorstep this week and they were used like pawns in achness game. Although Balos rejects the idea, compensation may weil be the key to the Rongelap problem. But the. Congressman insists he simply wants an independent non-government medical team to examine the people... (B-61). During our stay on the island, we found one woman who had an abdominal tumor and brought her back with us to Majuro for surgery. There were three Rongelap women who needed - post-surgical checkup at Hawaii. They were not allowed to go and were returned to Rongelap. Unfortunately, one of the young men exposed on Rongelap, who died later that year from leukemia. missed our examination. His disease might have been treated earlier, although it still would probably have been fatal. Following the aborted survey, the Joint Committee on Rongelap and Utirik of the Congress of Micronesia arranged for a special medical survey to take place in September 1972. Com reco! tions - calt reco folle cian spec arra Maj alre ple: tion stal ing alsc Ror Ch: ext Co fri ur St in th: ac: Ut en ef: Wi at C: al be 8) th err : i aot @e o ees oo . th . Aon. ~ br we ; seaSPs are pean Sean wae ot ¥ The March 1972 MedigphTeam yith observerss appointed by the Congress of Micronesia. 40 PRIVACY A277 MATERIAL REMOVED 0 ti N