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Officeof the Chief of NavalOpertiions b and return. xn~~du~ travelordershavebeen issued for the members of the party and will be in the custodyof the Liaison Officerof the party. One thousandpoy.ndsof excessfreighthave been authorizedin additionto the personalbaggageof the membersof the partyl It is understoodthat the Atomic Jkergy Commission will arrangetransportationfor all membersof the expeditionand their 1 gear to the San Francisco area, ,:- . ra
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for briefing by the Atomic Energy Ctision, and then to act as Liaison Officer for the expedition during the movement to Kuaj~ein. Such additional liaison or assistance as maybe required can be obtained by the head of the ~ expedition from the Island Commander “5* For purposes of security, it si understood that only official cameras will aammpany the expedition and that all film exposed till be processed under the supervision of the Atomic Energy Commission. It is requested that any news releases concerning the expeidtion be cleared both by the Atomic Energy Commission and the Director of 6. The mailing address for the expedition will be c/o Island Commander, Kuajalein, Nav 824, c/o Postmaster, Sar Francisco, California. 7. It is understoodthat an allocation of $20,000 has been made to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts to cover extraordinary expenses incurred by the expedition. The cost of travel incurred by any personnel in the Navy assisting in the expedition wi311be properly chargeable to such an allotment. 8* Yonr attention is invited to the existing instructions provide: “You will not be responsible for the safety measures adopted to protect members of duly authorized scientific and survey parties from radiological hazards. This responsibility will rest uith the senior member of the party.” 9. For purposes of facilitating communications, it is requested that the subject expedition be known as the **fl.CDonaldson 10. It is understood that the expedition will consist of the following twelve civilian members and no others: Tinker, Spencer We 11. Early confirmation of the provisions indicated above Deputy Chief of Naval C&erations