JUN 22 195! 408275 RK MEMORANDUM FOR CHAIRMAN SEABORG ramonfea wowcen (/f_ SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF 1965 SURVEY OF THE RONGELAP PEOPLE BY DR, ROBERT CONARD, BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY, The attached swemary, prepared by Dr. Conard, summarizes his findings on the exposed persons of the Mershall Islands during March 1965, Notable is the detection of thyroid abnormalities in three more persons. These three cre scheduled to arrive at Brookhaven National Laboratory June 18 for study and appropriate therupy. A full report of the findings wiil appear later this year. C eee C. L. Dunham, M.D. ae Director Division of Biology and Medicine Attachment: Preliminary Statement of Medical Findings in the 1965 BEST COPY AVAILABLE Survey of the Rongelup People (11 Yeurs ufter Exposure to Fallout Rediatiom, dc:ted June i, 1965 cc: Commissioner Bunting Commissioner P.uifrey BMA Commissioner Tape é/ Commissioner Ramey ADMHR DIBECTOR AGMRD HDBruner:pwg CLDunhan SGEnglish 6/17/65 6/ /65 6/ AD /65 HAS tanwood 6/ GM /65 6/ cc: GM Suue—- Secy (2) /65 /65 AGMRD BMA ADMHR