~D- 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 be 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) ? 1 b) Dr. Konrad Kotrady had asked the Trust Yerrdtory Govy'te (in Hajwro) for 1 3 the wedicine (biebinase), and they refused to give 3 hin anyY £ people of Utirik, and therefore, the people with this discas been »roperly treatede ‘ £ 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 . 4 ‘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 cco: i \ ! Robert A. Conard, li.D., ERDA Reoe Charles Doninak, Conyress of Micronesia Hop. Abaya Balos, Canvross of Micronesia Sen. Olynola Lorja, Congress of liicronesia iste Ade Oscar Denran, iarshalts Pred Yeder, a yy i Qeple of fnberior (Us) softy ey ae eyald| aetty hei ted iin iatyss