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Memo, Subject: Radiobiological Survey of Pacific Lagoons (Encl: Personnel for the Eniwetok-Bikini Radiobiology Resurvey Summers 1948 and 1949)

Dated
Jun 27, 1949
Document type
Correspondence
Length
4 pages
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to tha extent L will supporta radiobiological survey of Pacific Iagqo requested 55 the bade 18tter and daveloped further ~~g~: 2* For puxpses of US suzmy, the eaqedi%%onis authcm ized to visit and cmiuot such SUXWWS as it considersrequiredin Mkini and Eniwetoklagoom and in a oheok -a dwally agreeable to 3* Tmvel via ?&U’taxyAlr Tmzqort Semite uith a PriorityTFfOha8 tmn luthoriti fma Seattleto Kwajalainand retuxn. Mvidual travelordersMve ~ iaeued for tne membersof the party and will be de13vemd to the hditidu& ooncemed by the ComaancWt of the mxrest Eaml. llitirictgOne thowand pounds of -ess freight thousandW* has been 8UthOZ’5ZUi ta be sent fxwa Seattle to the overhaul and tiU depart Pearl Htir on about 1 July 19490 closestb the homa of the rmsberaof tM par@ haw been authorized to issue identificationcd for the expedition,oarqing on the faoe thereofa statementthat citizenshiphaa been wexzlfiedby the Intellinith A-c WmW Comission personneland with the Chief of lhwal assistancese w be requiredb. tb expeditlm cm be obtainedby Declassified on 25 Ott 94 &.zz??dJ’J’

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poseduill be pmoessed under the supervision of the Atomic MXV Com&3sion. It is mqueslad that say xwus mdsases conoern~ * eqditia be oleamd both @ the Atad.o bra Cmmxbdon and t~ Ishnd Qxmander, Kwajahin, Eavy w. 824, meet Post ~ffke, &n 7. T’b allocationof MC funds * to the Bureau of Any refad for additionalfundswill b msde the subjectof separatecome.~ndence. The cost of travel inourmd Ixtiany personnel in the Navy assistingin the expeditlm ul.11be properlychargeableto such an allotment. 5. Your attentionis invited to the exist~ tistzuctiom iswxl to the Comande*in-C:Mef Pacificand Paoific hFleet which pmvide~ Wou will not be nwponsible for t&e sdety ~s adopted to protectthe *:s of duly authoz%ed &tif’ic and surwy parties fmm radiologicalbazax13soT’ds rqmnsibility will rest witi the senioraeaber of the party~s 9. For mmoses of faoilitat-ingcomunioationsPit is requestedthat the sibj-ict expedition lo. It is mderstood that the follmbg elevenciviliantiers the expedition~ omsist of Declassified on 25 Ott 94

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k EUJJ Oonflmatioa of the pWi610m inUt08tadDeclassified on 25 Ott 94 By authority of OPNAV N51B

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10 Wm4fer of funds to the Havy Dqsrtm*t 2. Contmct with the 4plied~iehefies to the remrvey and for folle~ reswroh Declassified on 25 Ott 94