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OF THREE MILE ISLAIWS NUCLSAR ACCIDENT ANO THE SUBSEQUENT AFFECTEQ RESIDEIjTS i-iAS ONCE AGAIN FOCUSED ATTENTION OF MARSHALLESE VICTIMS OF NUCLEA~ TESTING ON CURRENT AND POTENTIAL MEDICAL AIMERICAN NUCLEAR TESTS IN THE MARSHALLS. fiE HAVE BEEN ASKECI TO URGE laMEDIATE CONSIDERATION OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE ANY ANO ALL INFORMATION NtilCH MAY BEAR ON THE WELFARE OF ThE PEOPLE OF THE WRSHALLS AFFECTED 8Y THE TESTS. IN ADDITION TO A FULL REPORT ON THE RECENTLY CONDUCTED NORTHERN MARSHALLS ilAJIOLOGICAL SURVEY, NE MISH TO REQUEST THAT APPROPRIATE RESPONSE 5E GIVEN TO THE FOLLC#flNG PRIOR TO THE MAY TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL 1. fiHY /YERE THE PEOPLE OF LiKIEP LEFT OUT OF RADIOLOGICAL AN() MEDICAL SURVEYS IN SPITE OF ALARMING INCREASE IN OCCURRENCE l OF THYROIO ILLNESSES Abd) OTHER CANCER CASES? 2. EXACTLY RHA7 WAS MEANT BY REFERRAL Of OR. CONRAD’S TEAM EARLY EUROPEAN SE7TLERS IN THE NORTHERN MAR SHALLS” IN CONNECTION 3. “.& ARTtCLE I N HONOLULU STAR BULLETIN AN) AOVERT I SER BY BILL CiMASHt?WTON POST SERVICE) ALLEGES COVER UP OF AEC STUD I E$ ID CANCER ANI LEUKEMIA LIWAGE TO EXPOSURE. HOW BEST COPY AVAIMBLE
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4. wILL THE UNITEO STATES OBJECT To THIRD COUNTRY OBSERVATION OF ANO PARTICIPATION IN FUTURE MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF AFFECTED NORTHERN ‘dARStiALLS RES13ENTS ANO ANALYSIS OF RESULTS ~. WILL THE UNITEJ STATES ONCE AND FOR ALL SETTLE THE CONTINUIW DEEIATES FOR 131KINI AS TO ITS SAFETY. ONCE IT HAS SUBSEQUENTLY I?ELOCATEJ JUE TO tiiGh LZVELS OF RAOIATION. NOW REPORTS INDICATE ENEU MAY 3E SAFE FOR hA31TAT10h ONCE AGAIN FURTHER, NE IIOULC) REQUEST THAT SECRETARY SCHLESINGER ANO THE HIGHEST DOE OFFICIAL AES?ONSldLE FOR THE NUCLEAA ACTIVITIES OF ThE JNITEJ STATES IIN THE MAi7ShALL ISLANDS, INCLUOING THE CLEAN-UP, SURVEYS, ONGOliNG MEJICAL EXAMINATIONS, ETC. BE AVAILiiaLE FOR DISCUSSIONS vYiTH THE MARSHALLESE C)ELSGATION TO NEYY YORK DURING THE SE AiiLE TO ASSIST IN UNDERSTA*WING OF THESE PROBLEMS IS ALSO “- RESPECTFULLY INVITE3 TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE TALKS. (YE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN SETTING UP THIS CONFER~NCE. MARSHALL ISLANGS POLITICAL STATUS COMMISSION SENDS.”