Saas Np Fe a. SET TTTye I yena es eerie OTS eis isse 7 platet err ree Le See pakoo otAIe ih ayete nuke Pa a as Aas a ion . Re pera oeSeae oeakeres ited:ars en eee Sarena ty Sscor ahd et bar: a ato Ceent a r o i ' r . ~4 “OTOP eSs CAPITOL OY SAIPAN CHLL M . “ote ~ C3 | RS . WICcCronesia MARIANA ISLANDS 96950 Prone 9726/9743 Telex 724 rosie Nakuyana July 30, L976 5267 . MAILANAS DISTRICT Olempio To. torja Seto ww. Tenario Dr. Robert A. Conard Medical Devartment Brookhaven Wational Laboratory POSH A IL DISTRICT rel vio iiokhya coe Bl Peal el oma Upton, New York CDS TRAST hsgarus ©. Salil Dear Dr. Soiyein Trnetuch! letter dated July 9, 1976, from the people of Utirik Arias lensi Raney Ortar to Mr. TeUx DISTRICT Nick Bossy to you following the March survey. To cate he hes not received a response. Furthermore, Congressmen YAP DISTRICT Jonn 4. Mangetel Balos' letter dated May 5, 1976 to you hes not been Poiwus Tun answered. MOUSE OF PEPRESENTATIVES Consequently, we should like to pose some questions, and seek some clarifications with resard to the Rongelap-Utirik issue. We would, therefore, appreciate learning of your -esponses to the Representatives who made the inauiries, ‘gory SARLAN AS DISTRICT and also what response to the Utirik letter nas been tdarcnan Cuerrera saae Roger Ray of ERDA at the Nevada Operations Office. We would also like to make reference to an earlier letter from Representative John Haglelgam Toniwo Makayarna Picmenda BEST COPYAVAILABLE Conard: The purpose of this letter is to refer you to a PCOMAPE DISTRICT Roaotiawel 11973 sent by either you or by Mr. Roger Rey. Pf abacias bias wd ae Te furthermore, we have heard that people of Rongelav and Utirik have complained that it was our Committee ELS DISTRICT alos which said, that no "descendants" of exnosed persons warrior would receive I.D. boats amended by P.L. Ifo. sar ! O - . 5-52, as Those who vould receive cards, would be those listed on the BRL roster. Furthermore, we recall that your position was that there was no reason to include descendants of exposed persons on the Bil roster for NR ara rtent Public haw No. 5-60, indicates that descendants are covered uncer the law. However, tne benefits are accorded to the »neovple under the 'YPL-=niDA agreement. a Dorey ie cards. 1 ali fr two reasons 1) ait was unlikely that any effects would be transmitted to subsequent generations, and « ' . 2) ey ty 1 7 , *} 4 ' putting them on the roster and thus giving then t.D. carés would lead them to belicve that they fell into tne same dossage class as the Rongelapese. Ix SPs wey ' tye r pes ieddiaaal ttee, Seay ay ranks x Rows _ EAEKee a 4 : citcteed etereee rors MeeeMae ee ae Reoae sith. PONESENUi operant sCa Aetamer bearatanct pr enenicbanhsincera Ne Ee hire e ee