ere tee . . "1 . Pesitel Latent a 7 CORK SRESS OF MICRONESIA. SAIPAN, MARIANA ISLANDS 96950 | ‘ #}s et AOVEIS AS SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE CONCERNING RONGELAP & Senator Olymplo T. Borja, Chairman Representative John Haglelgamn ‘| Representative Atajl Balos a a . August 27, 1975 UTIREC ATOLLS Co Re Robert Conard, M.D. Associated Universities, Inc. Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, L. I. New York 11973 " Dear Dr. Conard: Senator Olympic JT. Borja,who is currently traveling to several Asian countries on Congressional business, has Pa not abt asked me to contact you on behalf of the Special Joint Committee concerning additional compensation for the people of Rongelap and Utirik. * As indicated by the attached copies of correspondence, ERDA (formerly the AEC) and the Department of the, Interior have indicated their general support of additional compan~ sation for these people. We further anticipate hearings before the U.S. Congress, following transmittal of drat legislation prepared by Interior for introduction in the U.S. House and Senate. and the likelihocd that issue, we would like to on several questions in unified position before In anticipation of such hearings, we will be testifying on this have your preliminary opinions order that we might present «a any committee. Our questions/concerns are as follow:- (1) * Mr. Rice of DOTA, Interior, has raised the question of whether the lump sum compensation to affected Rongelapese should vary in amount according to the extent to which the people were affected. The Committee's suggestion is that each person who has had a thyroid removed, should recelve $25,000. However, he suggests that some are affected more than others and thet, consequently, the amounts should be congruent with the damage caused. f also re. that you noted the thyroids of some Rongrelapese haw ceased to function because of their exposure, but th. they have not been removed by surgery. Do such cr . reguire special consideration, or should they be Bimilar to those who have had their glands ren the end effect is the same? FSTRRPRISTaRATEREELOESTE RTI ERNMENT2rar:TRECATEAETTON, 0 #