tape involved by that date,
all of them were able to arrive on schedule.
At 15:00 hours on September 9,
the Committee members and staff,
Ebeye aboard the M/V Militobi,
1972
(local time)
the Brookhaven team,
and the Committee's consultants departed
Captain Willie M.
ship arrived at Rongelap at 07:00 hours
Poznanski, Master.
(local time)
The
on’ September 10,
1972.
Dr. Conard was a Navy Captain (now Commander) at the time he participated
in the first survey in 1954.
surveys.
Since 1957 he has headed the annual medical
On this particular trip his colleagues included:
of Brookhaven,
Dr.
Larsen,
pediatrician from M.D.
Austin Lowery, U.S.A.
a thyroid specialist,
Wataru W.
Anderson Hospital, University of Texas,
(ret.).
team were Doug Clareus,
Officer, Kimura Riklon,
Sutow,
a
and Dr.
Providing technical assistance to the BNL
William A.
From the Trust Territory were Dr.
Kosang Mizutoni,
Dr.
Dr. Knud Knudsen
Scott,
and Mike Makar of Brookhaven.
Ezra Riklon, Dr.
Jetton Anjain, Dental
Dental Aide, Assistant Medical Repair Specialist
Laboratory Technicians Sebio Shoniber and Nelson Zetika,
and Joe Saul, Health Aide.
By previous arrangement with Dr.
ate,
slept,
Conard,
the Committee's medical team
and worked with the other members of the crew in their quarters
and facilities on Rongelap.
They consist of a trailer which is a combination
mess hall and X-ray room, an A-frame sleeping quarters,
a jeep,
trailer and small bulldozer,
large trailer used for examinations,
a building which houses
along with a 40 kw generator,
and another
and a small trailer in which blood samples
are taken and prepared.
The Committee,
in order not to interfere with the normal routine of
the
team,ate and slept aboard the Militobi and only made trips to the island in
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