401599 m jib Pores) bbGa ye .¢ SAE Nah ia | | DMENeves BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INC. Upton, NewYork 11973 Medical Department oe (516) 345- 3577 October 25, 1977 Dr. Walter Weyzen Division of Biomedical & Environmental Research U.S. Department of Energy Washington, DC 20545 Dear Walter, Enclosed is a copy of a letter to me from Ronald G. Bakal, Attorney at Law, concerning non-inclusion of Utirik in the June and September quarterly trips of Dr. Knudsen. I have conferred with Gene Cronkite and N. Peter Rathvon, Jr., our General Council, and I enclose two possible answers. Vic Bond is away until next week. We would appreciate your advice as to the course of action DOE recommends. Sincerely, RAC: gc Robert A. Conard, M.D. Enc. a SOLEL35— . - j te Ley 0nd Ak