c- De Eh ASSP L/S IR JeefF , July 9, ane 37 A Pro . . Clb Utirik, Marehull fstands a4 Jrust Gervitcry of tue “acific Me. Revow Ray, AW/#ES + U.S. lmnaryy Research and Develooment Adinuvistration (saps) : : Nevada Operations Cifice } P.O. fox M1CO Las Vegas, Wevada 89111 Demure Mr. Ray: ay foo BEST COPY AVAILABLE This Letter is from the chiefs and ell of the pecrla in Dtarik AtoL1L, yt has now been tyu.ntyetuo years since the radioashive Pell-out from tue bon, which hug distarled the oence and velfare2 °pon 195k weti the prasent. The eoctors from RDA have told us that there were A reds an Utirik and 175 vads is Ronselien, taerefo.re, we are very surnvivedc, because in Uhivik uc ae t ave ten cases of teyvold noduiss, cures of Waich wore malignest. hey have thirty coses of threvid nodules, and also three cases of vhaps youcan cellous if there is some exvlanstion fer the rave: munber of molicnant thyroie cases in Rongelap ana Ubirat, who veocived very diivercrvt Levels of radiation? AGALE.oneLly3 we have many MOS things te esk, because at present we oie not happy with the way things ore: Ve Hg iis there now a ecnbty1. groun ain Utirik? , @) the people of Uliei are different fron the people of Nongelap--they “ape a different gene pool ari breeding voowletione a \) The pecite of Utieih were exposed to different levels of ranialison than 7. the poopile cf fongelao--Ubirik hac Uy rads, and fongclan had 17S rads. c) There vera diiferest return tines for the Ubirik pose and the Mouclap people fron Keajalein (folioulng their evacuation) ain L9ly---the powske of Utiisik returned fo their atohLl after thine months, and the neoulke OF Pongetep returnid de thedy aholl afber tree vores. “) Hould it be corvect to say +t!nat perhurs Lhe Utinik people received. nore Co m7, than omty 2rads in Light of thedir quicl: ectiurn time to Utirah? oa) Would it bo correct to say het we CAN cxocet many inore cases of Uieroia preblens an the Cuture? . Ae View come he IDA -doclors tald us that there. vas jusb 6. lithle pit of radiation eat ote Be Poe POSE . €18b00S & the im Wobrkle amd oa low im Monvelen? yee . “s of nelinvant set ny hat. is, wry are there the satu: number . my oo . .. . thevoid: Glands a UGirik ag thera aré int toni: clas? . . faretite Lele Be taey, 3 3 Atkbab Auniews g9¢ LOM io nob oxaldn oe_ bao, eleven OL Lhe cong. ’ 7 a mR Us i erbiip 7 he Why dg ihe:Unit the is doctors ove’ different treatuent to thu Poop le of - Ulirak tloen tie pcople of iloncebia? They do nov give £WUL cxasineidons to the othe of Uthnik every your,3 as they do in atonpellupe hy nobly Se Uie-peopie of Wiis: shew be oble to choses their oun doctors | ' i n) fhe people of Ubinik da nob Like Dr. Mandscn because he dows nob Cxaiiie abl at the Utirike poole, and looks abt the puorle ol Ubinik ag AP tiey ave werely cr iaals baa sehentilic ciupurimmb, and vurther, he does woh provide a “alelo owhh' foo the peoples MD) The pesede of Utiedh du nol Vike bre. Conuied beeaesd te bien be the neaoele, and has con Melyca ch feforvbe ba dupa oe be. PUP Oe cua