No new cases of nodular thyroids were found during a visit to Utirik, nor were nodular thyroids found in controls on Likiep and Kwajalein Atolls. The major medical problem is to persuade the people to take their thyroid hormone supplement on a regular routine schedule, has not yet been solved, This To summarize, all but 2 of 19 children exposed on Rongelap have now exhibited thyroid dysfunction as have a smaller but significant number of adults. Statistics on the frequency of thyroid cancer in Micronesians do not seem to be available; the figures for 25 countries around the world range from 0,25 (Japanese males) to 1.54 Dr. (Austrian females) per 100,000 population, Conard also visited Bikini to collect urine samples from the 25 Bikini men temporarily there working to rehabilitate the island; these specimens 3b nn coconut crabs will be analyzed for 37¢s and 23 u. Sr, Plans are going forward for whole body counting of the population before they return from Kili to Bikini. A low key public announcement of these findings is being considered by Brookhaven National Laboratory, The seme information is being forwarded to Mr. Bauser for the information of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. S / GE EEE day £ — : John R, Totter v Director Division of Biology and Medicine