401107 UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C, 20545 James L, Liverman, Director Division of Biomedical and Environmental Research NEGOTIATIONS WITH DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR REGARDING AEC PARTICIPATION IN FUNDING OF MICRONESIAN PUBLIC LAW NO, 5-52 On December 12, 1973, negotiations were conducted between AEC representatives, Drs. Burr, Edington, and Marks, and Mr. Whitnah, and Messrs. Peter T. Coleman, Deputy High Commissioner, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, John E. DeYoung, Territorial Officer, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Harry U. Brown, Territorial Officer, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and Dr. Masao Kumangi, Director of Health Services, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, The meeting was held at 1:00 pm at 1717 H Street. The negotiations were held to establish the manner and degree of participation of AEC in funding of medical services for inhabitants of Rongelap and Utirik as provided in Micronesian Public Law No. 5-52, The AEC position was declared to be that expressed in a letter from Commissioner Larson to Mr. Carpenter, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, on August 6, 1973, namely, that AEC funding be confined to research-related services. The meeting was concerned with defining the services that are to be considered research-related, the cost categories that should be reimbursed and the cost of certain items in the program as well as the total annual cost. We restricted the population to be covered to persons included in Dr. Conard's roster for his medical surveys. These would be exposed persons from Rongelap and Utirik and persons that Dr. Conard has designated as controls for inclusion in his study. Offspring are to be excluded since they are not a duly recorded and identified study group. Furthermore, identification of parentage is sometimes difficult. The offspring have not participated as subjects in the surveys and have received only incidental medical care for their personal benefit from members of the survey teams. we s085ib