Laboratory so that Dr. Conard may be able to meet some of the recommendations
made by this renort and/or carry out such additional work or studies as he
may feel will be beneficial to the people involved.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
In order to convey to the people of Rongelap and Utirik the sense
that the BNL team is truly interested in not only the health of the people
but is also respectful of customs and of their counsel and advice in these
matters which directly affect them,
1,
Prior to the survey,
Marshall Islands District,
it is recommended that:
through the District Administrator of the
the BNL team should ask the permission of the
people of the islands to make the examination,
2.
Permission by the magistrates and councils of the islands should be
asked in order to hold an island meeting for the purposes of explaining results
from the last visit and to answer questions.
3,
During such a meeting,
the BNL team should ask the people if thev
would like to have an island party.
party,
Assuming that the people want to have the
they should be encouraged to provide some local food
breadfruit).
Conversely,
(like fish and
it is recommended that in addition to such
food as hot dogs and beans,
that the team provide pigs and chickens for
the people to prepare for the party.
4,
The Committee also strongly recommends that Brookhaven give serious
and careful consideration to the recommendations made by consultants Ezaki,
Kumatori, Cole, and Pochin and that it report to the Committee what action
it proposes to take concerning them,
5,
The Committee recommends that during the forthcoming March,
1973,
survey, aS an interim measure, the Brookhaven team give each person examined
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