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that they confront in regards to the radiation and its ¢cfrects.
6. Some years ago, the NEDA doctors discovered that a muaber of the Utirik
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peosie had adwit-onset disbstes, and said that 25% of the people had the
diseases.
a) Why haventt the ERDA docbors given medic ine to the veople who have the
disease in Utiril (eedicirne:
Niabinase) ?
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b) Dr. Konrad Kotrady had asked the Trust Yerrdtory
Govy'te (in Hajwro) for
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the wedicine (biebinase), and they refused to give
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people of Utirik, and therefore, the people with this discas
been »roperly treatede
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fT. At present, the people of Utirik have inich fear of the radiation that cane
from the bab:
;
a) Therefore the veople of Utirik feel the necd to have someone come out
and do a study of Utirik for possible lingering radiation.
b) The pcople of Ulirik feel that their arrowroot has been camaged 2s a
vesult of the radiation. Ab present the arrovroot stalks measure one
foot,
whereas before the radiation they measured five feete
.
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‘AS you can see, the people of Utirik ave very distressed and angry as a
result of the radiation.
vast Changes.
The people feel that the GRDA Program is in need of
Thank you very iuch,
PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED
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Robert A. Conard, li.D., ERDA
Reoe Charles Doninak, Conyress of Micronesia
Hop. Abaya Balos, Canvross of Micronesia
Sen. Olynola Lorja, Congress of liicronesia
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