MORSE S a BMM : HDS Cecember 17, 1957 wi A Mr. Anthony T. Lausi, Director Office of Territories Departament of the Interior Washington 25, 3. C. f Dear Mr. Lausir te are very pleased to learn of the willingness of the Hich Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands to assist uz in the fifth FOLDER follow-up medical examination of the tomcelap people. aprreciation of your assistance in this matter. Please accept our The comment of the High Commissioner regarding an unsettling effect of the study has been in the minds of those planning the expedition and there is reason to believe it will be minimal. First, those making the trip and carrying out the examinations will, for the most part, be men who previously went out. In that sense it will be a situation of old friends meeting again, but, more important, these men understand and respect the mores and ways of the Rongelapese. Secondly, in the planning there has always been a recognition of the fact that survey medical procedures are sometines negated by an overenthusiastic aprroach., Accordingly, the nlanned survey is quite definitely restrained, and will concern iteelf with the essentials. COLLECTION DJalex 1-6 CENTER REPOSITORY RECALLS BOX Nv WASHING Tan) NATAL Le. 7: ‘te have taken the liberty of forwarding the copy of your letter of December | to Dr. Robert Conard, the leader of the team, and we hope you vill be kind enough to inform the High Commissioner of our awareness of the problem and that the iongelapese will be disturbed as little as possible. #ith our sincere thanics for your aid, Yours very truly, BEST COPY AVAILABLE teame See? ec: orrice p SURNAME > Charles L. Ounham, M. 0D. Dr. Robert A. Conard, BNL Director Lt. Omdr. I.V. King, NMRI Division of Biology and Medicine Medical DIR., BAM prong48" neMme-C_ {GEN COUNSEL Wr TA Q (uy piesee 27 LEf C/ /I |22 er car 16-—83701-8 paintine oFFice u. € aovennuzaf Form AEC-~-818 (Rev. 9-53) 1181931