never taken positive action regarding tnis matter vhicn is, Situation unicue to the ‘larsiall Islands District. essentially, a This statement, however, shoulc not he construed to irply that district prohlers snould only be handled at the district level, The Committee is only too harry to carry out the recuirements of 1ts mandate wnere local remedy nas failea to rectify a local rrot.lem. Thre Committee also wishes to note its displeasure with actions by certain non-Micronesians at the Headquarters Administration level. Specifically, the Committee notes that the exnulsian of the Jananese survey team by the Vrust Territory Administration in becember of 1971 may nave ultimately resulted in tiie delay of the annual survey sched .ed three months later. While a varanoid interpretation of tne vossible propaganda use of the visit bt certain Jananese in the group may have been a consideration, tie expulsion not only was an affront to the neorvle of Pongelan and Utirik, experience fo Dr. put also a shameful and embarrassing Haruo Fzaki, one of the foremost Japanese surgeons with impeccable credentials in the field of racdiation-induced effects on the thyroid. ‘the Committee is also displeased to note certain actions and alleyations made by the Yrust Territory Administration in connection with the aborted “tarch, 1972, survey. The one Jananese doctor who did arrive in time to join the team in March vas an "unknown." including such neonle as ur. neard of hin. Darling, Dr. Ho one in Japan-- Kumatori and Dr. Cuaki--had ever ‘This doctor himself told members of the Committee that he nad little hackgroun: in thyroid and radiation and that ne vas not particularly interested in the peoples' yroblems. something about the case. father, ne was interested in writing ‘She executive branch has charged that Dr. was nersuaded hv an “outside influence" not to come on the ‘larch survey. The Coruiittee has questioned this "outside during his meeting with the doctor, influence” and he has stated that he tried to encourage him to go on the trip 170 LOrud18 Lzari