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Auguat 20, 1959
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Maynard Neas
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Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
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Dear Ma
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Majaro, Marshall I elands
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I am writing this letter to you, Dr. Macdensld and Br. Mcking.
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result of recent meetings in New York end Wghingten with Nr. Mucker,
I would like te summarise some of the diecussions of the various aspects of the situation on Rongelap as related te cur medical surveys.
In the first piace, I teld Nr. Nucker I certainly syapathise with you
om the problems ef rehabilitation of the Rengelapese and eppreciate
your feelings abeut limitation and curtailuent ef survey groups going
to Rongelap at the present time.
Nr. Nucker indiented that if we
could held eff the next regular snnval aedical survey, following this
we could prebably aarry on ag before. Ne agreed, however, that we
should carry eut limited interin procedures that were comaidered ab-
evlutely neceesary and guggested thet I werk out the detaiis with you,
De. Macdomaid and
be mest desirable
medical pergennel
radiation effects
Dre. Hicking. Mr. MNucker agreed with me that it would
to have greater participation of Trust Territory
in these araninations of the Rengelap people for
and indicated he weuld be pleased to have either
Dr. Macdonald os De. Conover participate.
In view of the sbowe, if agreeable, I would like te visit you at
Rongelap for a few days about the middle of Nevenber te discuss the
eituation and arrangements for necesanry interia precedures. Perhaps
at that time I could also meet with the aedical pesple and ethers
interested to present the latest medical data om the Rengelap people.
I am enclosing a copy of @ maencrandun I wrete te Dr. Parr, eur Medical
Director, some tine ago in which I ampressed ay opinions on tie need
for future medical surveys of the Rengelap people. £ think yeu will
agree with ae that we mutually heave « tremendous responsibility with
respect te the henith of these people and that if we fall short in
our responaibliities, we will be open to criticles frem pesple all
over the world.
A tremendous number of people ere following the pro-
gress of the Rongelapese and too many people in "the ether camp" would
he
opportunity to
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