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PLANS
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FCR THE 1962 MEDTCAL SURVEY OF RONCELAP PEOPLE AND REQUIKEMENTS
FOR S'™PPCRT
OF SURVEY.
It is planned that the annual medical sirvev of the Rongelap people accidentallv
exposed fo falloit in 1954 will be carried ot during the latter part of February
and March 1962,
Acrecment has been reached with the Trust Territory of the Pacific
(Mr. Peter Coleman, District Administrator, Marshall
ship (Ran Annim) for transporting the medical
Islards
Islands) for use of @heir cargo
team(€ 16 people from the ('nited States
and Trust Territory) and survey supplies and equipment from Kwajalein tc Roneelan
and retrrn,
The team will
Live
on Roneelap for
15 davs to conduct
the
survey.
A
tentative schedule is as follows:
February 22
" 22-27
28
March 1-3
Arrival of team in Kwajalein V «. “i? >
Examination of Rongelap natives tbhaving at
Ebeve (about 50) at Kwajalein Hospital (Dr. S.
Shippey, Head of Hospital, has arreed).
Transport about
1C team members with about
6 medical boxes to Majuro
Examine Ronselap people living at Ma juro
(about 20)
4
Ran Annim leave for Kwajalein
5
Ran Annim arrive Kwajalein, Onload e ‘vipment
6
Ran Annim leave for Rongelap
7
Ran Annim arrive Rongelap
2-23
Examination of Rongelap people
24
Ran Annim leave Rongelap
25
Ran Annim arrive Kwajalein, offload eyguipment
and team.
26
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teams leave via MATS