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OUTLINE FOR DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES ENERGY RESEARCH AIVD DEWIJ~OPFIENT AD?lINISTRA’TION T1lE TRUST TERRITORY OF Tk!E PACIFIC ISLANDS The United States Energy Research and Deve].opment Administration (ERDA), fO~.~~ly AEC, has for more than 20 years conducted a pro~rm of medical surveillance of the people of Ron~elap and Utirik that were ex.poseclto “fallout from a weapons test in 1954. in the course of this activity, and with the ?ino\;ledge and consent of the Tr~lst ‘i’e.rritoryof the Pacific (TTFI), the ERDA medical teams have provi.derilimited medice]. care for all of the people of Rongelap and LTtirik, The ERDA intends to continue this program provided this can bc achieved with tk’e consent of tllc:TTPI and the. people of Utirik and Rongelap, The people of Utirik and P.ongelap, independcnrly, have ~ccently indicated a clcsire for changes in the type of medical care under the ERD,\ program. Specifically, they have requested that ERDA expallclsand improves medical care of all tl~c people on ~heir islands. the pcopl.e of the }[arsllallIslands is a responsi.bi.lity of the Adrninistrati.on of ~hc TTPI. At t})e same time, it appears that the request for cxtenclcclmedj.cal care uncler the ERDA pro~ram stems from a change in the perception on the part of the people of and eco!~omica]l.y. It app’ears, tl~crcforc, to be in the interest of both t.[~cT1’P1 and the U.S. (ERDA) to explore ways in which
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of Rongelap and Utiuik. It i.s a~reed that this assistance will be provided in response to ‘i’rustTerritory requests and may include ERDA meclical visits in order to facili(-.tc expanded programs assist witl] logistic support of these activities. b. ERDA will. assist in arran~.in~ for additional U.S. medical doctors to participate in the ZRD.4 medical tez~c visits, as med-ical care to the people of llonsela.pand Utirik. c. ERDA wi].1, to the extent operationally feasible, extend the duration of its medical tca~~ visits to 1’.ongel.apr.riclUtirik to accommodate the needs of the Trust Tcr~-itory medical pro~ram.