fo UNITED STATES Dt Am ba | ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION . = BS pe: , WASHINGTON 25, D.C. MAR 2 2 1965 MEMORANDUM FOR CHAIRMAN SEABORG COMAIISSIONER BUNTING COMMISSIONER PALFREY COMMISSIONER RAMEY COMMISSIONER TAPE Lr TERGUCH GENERAL MANAGER | SUBJECT: THYROID DISEASE IN RONGELAP ISLANDERS OT , BAR 22 1965 This is to advise you that during the current annual medical survey of the Rongelep people, Dr. Robert Conard has turned up two more individuals with thyroid tumors, two bovs ages 12 and 17, making a total of five (two male end three female) amoas those who were children at the time of exposure. In eddition, there is one woman 41 vears of age who was found to have what appears to be a solitary thyroid nodule. The Journal of the American Medical Association has accepted for publication an article by Dr. Conard summarizing 10 years of observations on the Konsel2zp people and which includes information on the tnree cases of thyroid tumor noted last year. It is expected that this article will appear within the next few weeks. Charles L. Dunham, M.D. Director Division of Biology and Medicine P.S, The Joint Committee is being iniorned of the above. COMMISSION a 'RG S DOE ARCHIVES 326 US ATOMIC ENERGY . eaches. CottectionLamasGreb 69 Box Folder OF/A~ a. Lim Tan:Be 6S ee o Teargy os2 7s STATUS VERIFIE wy Ahead LACADATE “FS NON-CC MP