4016282 1,Hh, an ae , ? Pots lids ot i DRAF1L. //25/77 -Mr. Bryant S. Zebedy Legislative Secretary Marshall Islands Nitijela Dear Mr. Zebedy: BEST COPY AVAILABLE The certified copy of Resolution No. 29-NO-1 of the Marshall. Islands Witijela which you forwarded to the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) has been received. We thank you for sending us this copy of the Resolution and are pleasad that the people of the Marshall Islands appreciate and have confidenca in the medical program of ERDA to the extent expressed by the Resolution. As you know, ERDA and its predecessor, _ the AEC, have had a medical program, carried out by our Brookhaven National Laboratory (@NL), since 1955, This program has been conducted with the cooperation of the Medical Department of the Trust Territories Government. Our present program provides an annual major medical visit and quarterly follow-up visits from the resident physician at Kwajalein, This year we have lengthened the visits to provide time for all residents, particularly at Utirik, to be seen by the physicians if they desire. However, we have no present plans to extend the medical program to include additional general medical care outside the times of the schaduled visits. We can assure you that when treatment of radiation related injury in the States is deemed necessary, or in Hawaii. it will be the best possible, whether it is on the mainland While ERDA has provided these medical visits, the general medical care remains a responsibility of the Trust Territories Government. are, nevertheless, We at ERDA proud of the BNL medical team and the fact that they have been successful over the years in enlisting the assistance of experts from various medical centers throughout the United States co assist them in their work.