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surveillance of t h e people of Rongelap and Utirik v2s a= e q c s & to -cut the-ERD9 medical teams have provided limited zdicz', foz +he popla I n the course of this cctletT, rt3 uitk thc a t Rongelap and Uti rik. comprehensive medical CB= for all the people l1?hg.- It is recognized t h a t general medical care a? +As geq1+. of t 3 a kr shall Islands is a responsibility of the AdsiPIstzstioz oftke E?I. in which medical needs can best be met by coogep-tj'l;c e ? ~ * s cf both parties within the fxanieuark of their respective r = s ~ o ; 3f3iL it it t. reported that the US (ERDA) is prepered tocs nti x a ftr es st ste act to t h e =PI i n the discharge of its health care res~;sttf'till?i+st3 &Le
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order t o facilitate expanded progmms such as well baby cUnic8, fmlw planning, etc., and will assist with logistic support o f these a&vitf;ea. For the next four quarterly visits, the TT will provlde one prdical officer, One health assistant, and up t o two additional wdical personnel, as needed. Travel, per diem and subsistence will by paid bjt ERDA; urlarlas will be paid. b. ERDA will assist in arranging for addltioml'IS medial doctora to prti'clpate i n the medical team visits, as may be mquirtd t o aasZ8t the pr?vlding general mtdical care tothe people living on melap m3 otirue'. For the next spring survey (March, 19771, E m vi11 make enly effort t o provide, and w i l l fund if necessary, two additionel physicians. anticipated that the two physicians v l l l b e prwidcd by the Public Health Em will,to the extent operationally fecsible, extend the duration of its medical team visits to Rongelap and Uti rik to accorrimodatc the needs of the Tnzst Territory medical program. Therefore, far the Sprlag riait, it is expected t h a t duration of stay of t h e medical teamvill be extended by two t o three days, d. The aadicel teams, while at the Islands, treatment equally t o all those livingson the will extend medical CCF. and
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It is rcco&ized.that the arrangements set forth above do not & s t I t u t e a modification of the agreement of Dec. 2, 1*4 between the TTPI 8d ERDA nor do they alter statutory rrsponsibillties of.eithcr agency.
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William W. Burr, Deputy Director, DER, ERDA Roger Ray, Asst. Manager for Environment &.fzfety, UZDA . Oscar DeBrum, District Adniini strat or, Marshal 1s Ezra Riklon, Marshalls District Director o f Realth Services Masao Kumangai , Director o f Health Services Robert Hazlett, Peace Corps Representative Marshalls Robert Conard, Head of BNL Medical Surveys fn the fb shall s Victor Bond, Associate Laboratory Director, BM. Knud Knudsen, Resident Physician, 0NL Atlan Anien, Speaker o f the N it ije la Kristine Morris, Program Specialist, ERDA