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July 30, L976
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MAILANAS DISTRICT
Olempio To. torja
Seto ww. Tenario
Dr. Robert A. Conard
Medical Devartment
Brookhaven Wational Laboratory
POSH A IL DISTRICT
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Upton, New York
CDS TRAST
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Dear Dr.
Soiyein Trnetuch!
letter dated July 9, 1976, from the people of Utirik
Arias lensi
Raney Ortar
to Mr.
TeUx DISTRICT
Nick Bossy
to you following the March survey.
To cate he hes
not received a response.
Furthermore, Congressmen
YAP DISTRICT
Jonn 4. Mangetel
Balos' letter dated May 5, 1976 to you hes not been
Poiwus Tun
answered.
MOUSE OF PEPRESENTATIVES
Consequently, we should like to pose some
questions, and seek some clarifications with resard
to the Rongelap-Utirik issue.
We would, therefore, appreciate learning of your
-esponses to the Representatives who made the inauiries,
‘gory
SARLAN AS DISTRICT
and also what response to the Utirik letter nas been
tdarcnan Cuerrera
saae
Roger Ray of ERDA at the Nevada Operations
Office. We would also like to make reference to an
earlier letter from Representative John Haglelgam
Toniwo Makayarna
Picmenda
BEST COPYAVAILABLE
Conard:
The purpose of this letter is to refer you to a
PCOMAPE DISTRICT
Roaotiawel
11973
sent by either you or by Mr. Roger Rey.
Pf abacias
bias
wd ae
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furthermore, we have heard that people of Rongelav
and Utirik have complained that it was our Committee
ELS DISTRICT
alos
which said, that no "descendants" of exnosed persons
warrior
would receive I.D.
boats
amended by P.L. Ifo.
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5-52,
as
Those who vould receive cards, would be those listed
on the BRL roster.
Furthermore, we recall that your
position was that there was no reason to include
descendants of exposed persons on the Bil roster for
NR ara
rtent
Public haw No.
5-60, indicates that descendants
are covered uncer the law.
However, tne benefits are
accorded to the »neovple under the 'YPL-=niDA agreement.
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cards.
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two reasons
1)
ait was unlikely that any effects
would be transmitted to subsequent generations, and
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putting them on the roster and thus giving then
t.D. carés would lead them to belicve that they
fell into tne same dossage class as the
Rongelapese.
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