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ASSOCIATED UNIVEF?SITIES. INC.. UPTON. L.I.NY 11973 706143 Assistant Administrator for Environment and Safety Energy Research 2nd Devzlopment Administration A s you knov, by c02y of Ed Hardy's letter t o ne of 7-6-76, che repeated pluto niu a am lys es on the urine samples of people living on Bikini obtained las'l A ? ril again showed about the sax levels as previously reported i n his letter oE March 26, 1976. Disturbing also v7as the finding of s bi lar Low levels of pluto niu n in the tirines of residents of Rongelap Atoll. One wonders i f perhaps peo?l-e living in other areas of the Zz shall s, not: directly invclved inthe fallout, might also show increases levels because of proximity tothe proving grounds. Ide intend t o check this. larger urine samples ircr! individuals on Bikini and elso pooled samples from Bikini as well as I.ongelap, Uti rik and Wotje fr mi the latter atolls on t h e September suruey. etc. obtained in April an Bikini are still in progress here. In the meantime we are collecting Analyses of other smples of dust, water, foods Yesterday I received acall from John de Young, Office of the Terri - tories, Dept. of Interior, saying that he had received \iOTd from their solicitor who had been i n Xajuro (Marshall Islailds) stating that he heard reports there th2.r plutonium had been de'iected in the urine s of the Bikini people. 12: not sure where they go? the infoimztion. I suspect that George Alle?., the lawyer for the Bikini people, will he happy t o use the in for tio ? , -Lo embarrass us. I admitted t o John that the plutonium in the r rur ix es including people i n Ne?; York 2t-d that vie had not been alarmed since the levels were 1 0 ~ 7but that tie were carrying out continuing invest iga tio ? 05 this finding. NOi.7 that we have confirmatory cvidcncc of this finding I would recornend that you mite2letter to the Department of Interior xi th regard tothe matter. -_,- As suggested i-il zy lcter of Nay 27, 1976, you my vis h to consider organizing a meeting y.:i:b experts in the field to advise us vith regard