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BEST COPY AVAILABLE The Chief of lfavalOperations. Direeter, Dirision et Biology and Medicine. In oonmliance with request contained in survey of Bikini Lagoon to the extent requested in the basic letter and developed further by informal oonfereme~ 2. For purposes of this surve?, the survey party is authorized to visit and conduct such surveys as it considers required in Bikini Lagoon and Eniwetok Lagoon. 3. Travel via Military Air Transport Servhe with a priority TWO has been authorized from San Francisco to Kwajalein and return, Individual travel orders have been issued for the mxnbers of the party ad will be in the custody of the Uaisen Officer of th par@. one thousami pounds of excess freight have been authorized in addition to the persmal baggage of the smzbers of the pare. It Is understood that the Atomic ~ergy Comzlsslon will arrange transportat~on for all members of the expedition and their gear to the San Francisco area. 4* District Intelligence Officers of the Haval Distrtcts closest to the homes of the civilian members of the party have been authorized to issue IdentLfleatSon cards far the expedition, carrying on the face thereof a statement that citizenship has been verified by the Intelligence Officer concerned~ To obtain t-se cards it will be newmsary for eaoh member of the par~ to visit the IMstrfct ~telllgence Officer concerned personally and present at that time evidence of citizenship. Lieuteut J. J. Sohmidt, USl!l,has been ordered on temporary additional duty to report
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Subject: Radioblological Survey of Bikini Lagoon. Commission, &d then to act as Liaison Officer for the e~dition during the movement to Kwajalein~ Such addltienal liafaon or assistance as may be required can be obtained bY—— the head of the expedition km tti-Island Cmmmander at s. For purposes of semrity, It is understood *t only official cameras will accompany the expedition and that all film exposed will be processed under the supervision of the Atomlo Energy Commission. It is requested that any news releases concerning the expedition be cleared both by the Atomic Energy Commission and the Direotor of Public Relations, Mavy Department, 6. The malllng address for the e c/o Island Commander, Kwajalein, Mav 824, e o Postma.ster~ San Francisco, California. 7. It is understood that an allocation of $20,000 has been made to the Bureau of Supplies and Aooounts to cover extraordinary expenses incurred by the expedition. The cost of travel incurred by any personnel in the Navy assisting in the expedition will be properly chargeable to such an 8* Your attention is Invited to the existing instructions issued to the Commander-in-Chief Pacific and for the safety measures adopted to protect members of duly authorized scientific and survey parties tiom radiological hazards. This responsibility will rest with the senior member of the partya, It is requested that the subject expedltion be known as the , 30. - It is understood that the e~editlon will consist of the following twel’vecivilian members and no
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Sub~eot: Radiobiological Survey of Blklni Lagoon. 11. Early confirmation of the provisions above is requested. Mlitary Liaison Committee