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Appendix XX - Report of Medic-Legal Board (Review of Formation, Purpose, Radiological Safety Measures) (Crossroads)

Dated
Aug 19, 1946
Document type
Report
Length
4 pages
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oiuaogo In cliuimonahip* on the folloutnc, datess 23 J'a.aa, 22 Juno, 30 Juno, 22 July, 2 August, 3 A»j^^iat, 4 Aucuat, 5 August, 10 August, file, nuabors 1 to 3, Last meeting August 14,*no resolutions passed Ail tie oo pica cacio of the Board* s reports uoro do live rod to D# Purpose* ^‘hia board rjot at Irregular intorvals at the call of cj1* L’arron or at the least sugreatian in tiio mind of its aocxro— fcory or any of its naabera that there was a natter needing its at tention* Initially it oarvatl to reassure Col# Warren that the safety neasuros adopted by HadSofo were such as to at met no justifiable criticiara, osul to givo uhnt asiiurance was poociblo tl»at no success- ' ful suits could be brou^jht on ac o art of the rodiolo ic JL hazardsI int; dt^olf naurrantod in defining Ita own flold of BEST AVAILABLE COPY action Itliin the

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BEST AVAILABLE COPY cenorml ideal of protcctla,; nadfiofu ^i^isi ac'>iiabio:i of laxity In of tboao tizo had wortaod In tho Hanhnt an District and vore accruaintod vjtth tho heultii hazards nonpoctod with plutontxn and its fiaalun of nonitorinc procoduro F* Tho Operations Croa/orooda^ Tests Ablo Und Dakart were oarriod throui^h without irradiation injury to any poroana* I ooxuidor tills oonolusion wall iWaanod and rounded, on a auffloiant^y broad baaia of caaaauraaanto cade tj aooitoro aujrfieiontly akillad and craaaalaatioua In thoir aorf;# Tho board lb ooattarad^ and at tho tina So ttloo, tha /ihaln—np through Toots Able and to Hopart /r7^ and the a tea opiaim or tea otiair—1« hout vote of tee floard* but in opinion of aU p—oant at tho last lie of tho standards raalntatnod tion to district ami nodical officera

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•A BEST AVAILABLE COPY and. to tbcoo rtw tsay in cwnitar shipa contra nateC witii Ho opao tTully auldlttod BEST AVAILABLE COPY

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