ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Pirst of all, the Committee would like to give its thanks and appreciation to the magistrates, municipal councils, and the people of Ronaelap and Utirik for their cconeration and assistance to the Committee, It is for these reople that the Committee has traveled and studied and it is hoped that this report and its recorvnendations will helo rectify some of their vroblems so that they may face the future, certain in the knowledge that the people and the government of Micronesia are concerned about them and are mindful of their special circumstances. The Committee is also grateful to the following persons or agencies for their assistance to the Committee during its work. They are listed below in alphabetical order, according to country or jurisdiction. ENGLAND The Committee wishes to extend its deen appreciation to E. Pochin, M.D., CBE, FRCP, Eric Director of the British Medical Research Council's Derartment of Clinical Research at the University College Hospital Medical School, London, England. Also the Committee is grateful to the World Health Organization for recommending Dr. Pochin to the Committee. JAPAN Tokyo We are also indebted to Ambassador Ingersoll, Second Secretary, and Mr. David Brown, Political Section of the United States Embassy in Tokyo; and in the government of Japan to Mr. 178 4914186 Mamoru Tsunashima,