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U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Area Support Office With regard to our forthcoming medical survey I would like to provide you with the following information concerning personnel and travel arrangements and also to request certain support from your office. As we discussed at Livermore, I am funneling all requests for either DOE, TT or Missle Range support through your office. The only exception is that I have requested Peter Heotis to go down to Majuro this week to line Up the TT personnel that I hope will be able to participate. I think this can be best accomplished by first hand discussions. Peter will also make our hotel and auto rental reservations while he is in Majuro. AS you will note from the survey schedule (Enclosure #1) we plan to start examinations at Majuro on Monday, September 10th. I would like to have a DOE representative join us for the full course of the survey. This is essential because the majority of the questions asked at these village meetings are of a non–medical nature and therefore can be better fielded by someone from your office. I plan to meet with the people at each island we visit prior to the exams to outline the type of exam we will be offering and the reason for these exams. ,The meeting at Rongelap and Utirik offer no scheduling problems but the meeting I would like to hold on Majuro and Ebeye will require your help and the help of TT officials at these islands. An announcement could be made by radio stating the time and place of each meeting. Sunday afternoon or evening, September 9th at Majuro, and Sunday afternoon or evening, Sept. 16th at Ebeye, would allow US to talk with the people before the exams commence. At Majuro arrangements to bring the Bikini people living on Ejit over to Majuro both for the meeting and for exams during the week will require the help of Oscar deBrum. We would welcome all Rongelap, TJtirik and Bikini people to these meetings. In addition, the islands of Rongelap and Utirik should be notified of our planned arrival date. During our stay in Majuro we will be able to perform 100 adult physical exams. These will include the following grou~in this priority: 1. Rongelap and Utirik, exposed who have not had a full exam in January
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2. Rongelap unexposed, on our matching comparison list, who were unavailable in January or May (Enclosure #4) 3. Bikinians - i.e., those Bikinians with traditional land rights on Bikini that were evacuated in August 1978. The Trust Territory government should be able to furnish us with this list. The medical care for the remainder of the 600 - 800 people identified as Bikinians is still under discussion by the DOI and DOE. Transient, non-Bikinian, workers who have spent a variable amount of time on Bikini are also under discussion at DOI We expect to ship to you about 15 boxes of medical equipment around August 27th. Some of these boxes will be designated for Majuro, the rest for Kwaj. The Majuro boxes will be needed at Majuro by September 6th. The Kwaj. boxes should be at Kwaj. by September 14th. We will contact Mr. Koga or Louise Sutton when we ship these supplies. The following supplies, either purchased or borrowed from Kwaj. should for onloading at Kwaj. prior to our departure for the outer cases diet cola (1% lbs) cans beef stew cans baked beans (large) ea. 100 lbs dough nut mix ea. 2 lb. can shortening cases powdered milk ea. X-ray developer concen. (ea. to make 5 gal. working solution) ea. X-ray fixer concen. (ea. to make 5 gal. working solution) ea. single sheets been unable for the past two years to secure any 16 mm movies to show on the outer islands. These movies were a great source of pleasure to the people. Would you rent us 3 family type (comedy, western, etc.) movies along with a 16 mm projector with some spare parts? We would need this to take aboard Liktanur 11 on Sept. 21st. We would return these to Honolulu on Oct. 8th. Enclosures #2 and #3 list the team personnel and the hotel and airline reservations which we are requesting. We appreciate your help in these matters and I am looking forward to seeing you when I am in Honolul~ next month.
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Mr. Larry Edwards, Distad. Rep., Ebeye Dr. Isaac Lanwi, Chief Medical Officer, Ebeye Mr. Amata Kabua, President, Marshall Islands Mr. Henry Samuel, Minister of Health, Majuro Mr. Ezra Riklon, Chief Medical Officer, Majuro Mr. Don Wilson, Hospital Administrator, Majuro Mr. Ted Murawski, Holmes & Narver Mr. Jim Foard, Holmes & Narver Dr. Walter Weyzen, DOE, Washington Dr. Bruce Wachholz, DOE, Washington Mr. Sebio Shoniber, Majuro Mr. Helmer Emos, Ebeye
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SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1979 MARSHALL ISLANDS MEDICAL SURVEY SCHEDULE Start Majuro exams Complete Majuro exams Medical Team + Kwaj via Air Mik Start Ebeye exams Complete Ebeye exams Medical Team leave Kwaj. for Rong. via Liktanur II Start Rongelap exams Complete Rongelap exams Leave Rongelap for Utirik Start Utirik exams Complete Utirik exams Leave Utirik for Kwaj. Medical Team + Hono via MAC
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LIST OF PERSONNEL WITH SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS Heotis, Peter - stationed at Kwaj. LIST OF PERSONNEL REQUESTED FROM TRUST TERRITORY Shoniber, Sebio - stationed at Majuro Elanjo, Laijo 11 II 11 Emos, Helmer II “ Ebeye * These people are still bein recruited and their names and social security numbers will be furnished as soon as possible.
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MARSHALL ISLAND S POPULATIONS UNDER STUDY RONGELAP AND AILINGNAE EXPOSED POPULATION, List #1 Muje Tima Marin Betty Billiet Jakein Ellen Boas Kokobke Harry Boas Jekboke Ermita Boas Jekboke
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Name Sex Age Monna Bells Jetbel Nerje Tomao Joseph Tila Ainri Leoia
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MATCHING CXINTROLPOPULATION, List #9 Jotel Kajba Anjain Nove Jabwe Jorju Jerry Berro Joel Lijuen Kajer Jebtak Korent Berro Joel Rose Kajer Jebtak Reko Edmil Edmond Willie Wilbe Mwekto Atmine Jotai Kon Kasba Kalal Anjain Joseph Isaac Able Banjo Berro Joel Jonni Berro Joel *Any person on unexposed list who has not been examined in 7 years has been dropped from the study.
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Name Sex Age Libwe Joji Jebtok F44 Keinta Antak Job M 36
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2143 Bokur Juon Ran 2153 Frank Juon Ran 2161 Jawin Juon Ran
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