adi catuat tak Sule inant a ‘ aon n d as sna spttes Po Shane sc = : 2. t. ssa niat Holla MEMORANDUM OF TELEPHONE CALL January 29, 1971 To: va W. From: W Lt. Burr,Jr., M.D. Col. Wm. D. Howell ap Ale ForceSurgeon General ty). nos ' DPirectot’ of Professional Services’ ” 1000 Independence Avenue, S. W, Washington, D. C. 20314 phone: Subj: 11-35676 or AC 202-693-5676 Service personnel (U S.) exposed on Rongerik in 1954 Have followed up to some extent on 28 service personnel exposed on Rongerik in 1954. Three of these are still on active duty. Others will have to be contacted through Veterans Administration. These personnel were hospitalized and checked for three-month period following exposure. All should be checked currently for thyroid involvement. Dr. Goldstein should be contacted in this regard. Also, Dr. Conard will call Col. Howell re his surveys on Marshallese natives. JOOG TRY Bante ee