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-w. DATE: January 29, 1979 ii Brookhaven National Laboratories under DOE i Program for Nuclear Radiation I’.edicine with { Marshallese people of the U.S. Trust Territory ‘1 of the Pacific. i. g 1. During my January 22-24th visit to Kwajalein Island for our MSSM + Graduation Recognition Ceremony Dr. HLISII Pratt, M.D. Director of the i Brookhaven National Laboratories program for monitoring the nuclear ,~? radiation effects on the Marshallese peop”le, contacted me with the g A. Brookhaven is searching for a University to act as a free- :. association sub-contractor to accomplish a systems analysis of the currently envisioned program. {[ B. Dr. Hush Prattts assumption of the Directorship of this program t coincides with a renewed United States interestfeffort to assist the e people previously effected and potentially effected by nuclear radiation J resultin& from U.S. nuclear weapons testing at the Bikini Atoll. There ~ is a linkage to this renewed effort- and the pending new political starus of the Marshall Islands, currently under negotiation at Saipan, Trust ~ c. 13rookhaven originally approached the University of Hawaii, but suit the Brookhaven needs. !. D. The Systems Analysis would be primarily a medical delivery systems approach but the inclusion of Systems Management expertise as well as representation from ~nthrop’ology and sociology disciplines would be appropriate. It would, therefore, -, involve an interdisciplinary team f-~om one University covering medicine, sysrerns managentent, anthropology F. . The reputation of the USC Medical School and the existence of our MSSI1 program in the Marshall Islands make USC now a logical University. 2. A partially relarcd aspect is that the Marshallese people have receivecl no formal. trainin~ for assumption of mid–management and topmana~, enlent responsibilities wl):~cl~will be forthcoming when the current ‘i~’”~”ISSN seems to be an appropriate providerpolitical status negotiation:,~ of such education under its MSSM program or a special program to be 3. Dr. Ililljam llurr, DOE Director of Environmental Health and Dr.