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BEST COPY AVAILABLE PAM. AS A RESULTOF COMMITMENTS MADE BY AMBASSADOR WILLIAMS AND INITIAL MMEMENTS REACHED DURXNGAN INTERAGENCYMEETINGHELD ON SEPTEMBER7, 1972, ET IS TEE OVERALLARC PURPOSETO GAIN A SUFFICIENTUNDERSTANDINGOF THE TOTAL RADIOLOGICALENVIRONMENTOF ENTWETOK ATOLL TO PERMIT~S AS TO WEETHERALL OR ANY PARTOF THE ATOLL C4NSAFELY BE REINHAB1TEDAND, ~ SO, WHAT STEPS TOWARDCLEANUPSHOULD BE TAKEN BEFOREHANDAND WHAT THOROUGHLYEXAMINEAND EVALUATE RADIOLOGICALCONDITIONSON ALL ISLANDS OF TEE ATOLL AND IN THE LOCAL MARXNEENVIRONMENTPRIOR TO COMKENC- 1i’-, (1) TO LOCATEAND XDENTIFYCONTAMINATEDAND ACTIVATEDTEST DEBRIS, (2) TO LOCATEAND EVALUATEANY SIGNIFICANTRADIOLOGIC~ HAZARDSWRICR MAY .
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(3) TO XDENTIFYSOURCESOF DIRECTRADXATIONAND FOOD CHAXN-TO-MAN PARA, YOU ARE DIRECTEDTO PLAN, ORGANIZE,AND CONDUCTA RADIOLOGICALFIELD SURN’EYTO DEVELOPSUFFICIENTDATA ON THE TOTAL RADIOLOGICALENVIRONMENTOF ENXWETOKMOLL TO PERMXTTHE ASSESSMENTSON WHICH THE JUDGMENTSDESGRXBEXI ABOVE CAN BE MADEe THXS SURVEY SHOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THE NECESSARY PLANNXNG AND COORDINATION. IT SHOULD ENVIRONMENT PERTINENT TO REHABILITATION INCLUDING BOTH DOSAGE AND BIOLOGICAL FOOD-CHAXN CONSIDERATIONS. IT IS ANTKXPATED THAT TECHNICALSTANDARDSAND REQUIREMENTSWXLL BE PROVXDEDBY ?LANNXNGHAS BEEN INXTIATED BY DOS AND DBER IN COOPERATION WXTH FXELD ORGANIZATIONS AND SUCH PLANNXtW UXLL SERVE AS THE BA@S FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PAR& U XMPLEMENTATINGTHE ABOVE ORJECTIVE YOU ARE DIRECIED TO: (1) PMPA.REA PLAN FOR THE CONDUCT OF RADIOMGKAL FXELD SURVEY AND ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES OBTAINED UTILIZING NECESSARY MBORATOKY AND (2) SELECT PERSONNEL NECESSARY TO CONDUCT THE FXELD SURVEY.
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MULTIPLE ADDRESS PAGX 3 SELECTLABORATORIES AND PERSONXELTO ACCOMPLISHTHE NECESSARY LABORATORYWORK FOR ANALYSISOF SAMPLES. THIS TASK INCLUDES ESTABLISHMENTOF PROCEDURES,STANDARDS,AND METHODSFOR CORRELATION OF DATA BETWRENLABORATORIES.IN THIS CONTEXTYOU SHOULDPROVIDE MIR REVIEWAND REPORTING OF DATA. SUPPORTPATHWAYAND DOSE ASSESSMENTACTIONSWHICHWILL COME UNDER TEE OVERALLTECHNICALDIRECTIONOF THE DBER, SUPPORTEDBY THE DOS, ENGINEERINGSURVEYTO BE CONDUCTED CONCURWNTL Y BY DNA. DIRECTLXAISONWITH DNA IS AUTHORIZED,AS PENDINGFURTHERGUIDANCEYOU ARE DIRECTED TO ADDRESS CONSIDERATIONS OF PRIORXTYIN PLANNINGFOR SAMPLEANALYSISAND FOR THE BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYAND DOSE ASSESSMENT PORTIONS OF THIS TASK. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT A REVIEWOF THE SURVEYWILL BE CONDUCTEDUPON COMPLETIONOF MIRTHCOMINGON PRIORITIESIN THE AREAS OF ANALYSISAND ASSESSMENT. ORGANIZATIONOF THIS SURVEY. INITIALLYTHE COST OF PERFORMINGTHIS EFFORT SHOULDBE ED TO THE ON-CONTINENTPROGRAM. FOR YOUR INFORMATION,THE
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MULTIPLE ADDRESS PAGE 4 MEKO~UM DATED AUGUST 28, 1972, AND WE ARE CUWWNTLY WORKXNG OUT F’UNDXNGARMNGEMENTS FOR THE ENTIRESURVEY, YOU WILL BE KEPT ADVISED.