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~20results are yet incomplete and have to be analyzed further.
It wad
found that the
exposed Marshallese had counts that were higher than non exposed pdoples in the
United States,
However the values were far below the current permfssable levels.
Since there has been some misunderstamiing in the press about [children boing
trought to the United States for study I would like to atate that all the individuals
brought to the United States vere adults with the exception of one[16 year old boy. |
They have subsequently been returned to the Marshall Islands.
THE CONTINUING STUDY _OF THE MAR SHALLESE
My associate in the Medical Department of Brookhaven National [Laboratory, Dr.
Robert A, Conard, a member of the original team that took care of
Jand studied the
Marshallese and director of the two and three year surveys has retdined an abiding
interest in the Marshallese,
On behalf of the Atomic Energy Commidsaion and Breok-
haven National Laboratory he has undertaken the continuing respons{bility of yearly
surveys of these pcople,
These swrveys are being made possible hy|the cooperation
of the Medical Department of the United States Navy amd its activifies, the Medical
Research Institute ot Bethesda, Maryland and the United States Havdl Radiclosical
Defense Laboratory in San Franeisce.
The continuing project 4s a
Joint effort di-~
rected by Dr. Conard and participated in by the Medical Department jof Brookhaven
National Laboratory, the two Navy institutions mentioned earlier amd
interested phy
sicians and scientists of various American universities and medical] schools.
One cannot leave this tremendously important subject of falloyt and the unfor=
tunate accident that occurred in the Marshall Islands in 1954 withqut the frank recog=
nition that late offects of ionizing radiation are possible.
been otserval in man amd in animals,
Acadeuy of Sclences report (8).
part of the continuing survey.
*
Many|late effects have.
These are condensed in detai] in the National
Accordingly a search for late eh de an essential
A summary of the 3 year status of
It will be reported in detail in reference 22 now being prepare: ‘
these people follows."