would prefer to "err" in favor of humanitarian concerns rather than on that of statistical data. 6. During the hearings on the effects of fallout on man in the United States Congress, a recurrent refrain was the lack of the effect of low doses of radiation on human beings. These statements belie another refrain consistently repeated in the annual reports to justify the less extensive examination of the Utirikese, namely, due to the small amount of radiation they supposedly received. Considering that it is acknowledged by experts on the subject, both within and without the AEC, that in terms of genetics, any dose of radiation is ultimately harmful, it is difficult to understand why the annual surveys of the Utirikese are not equivalent to those of their neighbors in the eastern chain of the Marshalls. Again, perhaps, the supposed importance of "statistical significance” is the reason. The Committee is basically not in agreement with this position, and would rather see the people of Utirik receive more comprehensive and more frequent examinations. Miscarriages, Stillbirths, and Fertility There were some reports which discounted the possibility that long term effects would appear, because they supposed that internal contamination had been small. Some reports discounted or minimized the possibility that exposure of women to irradiation had caused miscarriages. latter view were: The two reasons for the (1) lack of statistical data, and (2) inability to examine the "products", that is, fetuses delivered, because no doctor was available or aware of the miscarriage. The three year report indicated that, despite one miscarriage and two infant deaths according to limited statistics, POHHTIS 108 "this