the Medical Danarcmont, RNL, the resypnsibility for the continuing followup of the Marshallese. In 19523 the official responsibility was \ assigned to Dr. Conard. ti is fortunute indeec the for SEC, the U.S. thit Dr, Conucc csusuned che leadership of this program, vital to the stlere and ersential to mankind. is leadership and devotion to rhe probles hac mate porsitte the accurate documentation of hitherto unlodtcets of radiation on man. Dr. Conard is recognized today @a¢ an interuvactonal authority en the effects of radiation on man and he fe varalacly veaucsted to particirace in national and international couferenees on effects of radiation ou man. In a letter from the late Charlies Buahan, Director, IBER,AEC &@c Leland Haworth, Director, BM, I quote: “inasmuch as Dr. Conard has demonstratedability to plan, oveanize, and accomplish a difficult cverscas operation as evidenced by his. performance last year and his present planning, {£ can think of no one better calculated to xcep the endeavor on 4 sound sciantific basis as well as one whe has a fine sense of the fitness of things, particularly in dealing with the Marshall Island people and with the officials of the Trust Territory". ‘This was written in 1957 when Dr. Conard was