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April 25, 1974
Mr. Stanley S. Carpenter
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Director
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Office of Territorial Affairs
Department of Interior
Washington, D. C. 20240
Dear Mr. Carpenter:
I have just returned from the Marshall Islands to find your
letter of March 27th with "COMMENTS ON AMENDMENTS TO SUMMARY OF
. PROPOSED DRAFT AGREEMENT" by Senator Borja's committee with your
request for my reaction. I shall relay your letter and enclosures
to Dr. James Liverman, Director, Division of Biomedical & Environ-mental Research, AEC, Washington along with my opinions concerning
some aspects of the amendments. I enclosed a copy.
recent medical survey in the Marshall Islands was successfully carried out. Our new LCU with its whole body radiation
counter trailer and air-conditioned "Sleeper" trailer proved to
be a great benefit since we were able to reach the craft on the
various islands visited. We examined people at Majuro, Ebeye,
Utirik and Rongelap and carried out radiological survey at Bikini.
We found only three new thyroid cases requiring surgery, two in
exposed Rongelap people and one in an unexposed Rongelap person.
We plan on bringing them to Brookhaven the first week in: fina for
examinations and then probably take them to Cleveland for surgery. They will then return back to the islands the week after that. I.
am sure the AEC will be in touch with you about Senator Borja's
amendments and I will be giad to help in any way I can.
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Sincerely,
Robert A. Conard, M.D.
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