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BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES. INC . on the Marshallese will soon be completed and i n the ma51 t o studies be performed at 12 - 24 month intervals. It is only fair to call to your attention that this longer interval vi11 not be accepted favorably by the Distad Marshalls, since the Rongelap people are not being returned SOOR to t h e i r hame atoll. I&. bleass discussed this problem i n some detail with me before I l e f t M8ju-o and elcpreased the hope that followup studies would be performed at the same intervals i n the future as in the past. Distad, but can see no medical reason f o r such frequent reit appears essential t o have more frequent trips than I recommended, I would like t o propose thata token visit of a couple of physicians, i n the interim period, be substituted should include at l e a s t one individual who is known by the The report of the twelve-month follow-up study In this report, I recommend that subsequent follow-up I appreciate the position of the However, if, f o r diplomatic and policy reasons, I am quite confident that each visit As you know, Dr. Bond d I are at Brookhaven 1954 meeting i n your office, it was w e e d that 5r. Bond and I would alternate the leadership responsibility for subsequent original. studies have been dispersed t o various laboratories. Perhaps, at this time you would like t o reconsider t h e problem and perhaps distribute the responsibility f o r follou-up studies more widely. I am confident that Dr.s Canard ard shulman are equally qualified t o head up re-survey teams in the future. I have not discussed this problem with Captain Kellum o r Since then, many persons connected uith the
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TO Dr. John Bugher: I n my letter of 18 April, I suggested an early plastic surgical consultation on the status of the ear lesion in one of the Marshallese. After further thought, I feel that this should not be delayed very long. In fact, with the whole incident m u public lmouledge, I believe it would be good policy t o have top-notch plastic, radiologic and dermatologic consultation at an early date,