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Letter to S Warren, Subject: Preliminary Outline of a Program for the Second Radiobiological Resurvey of Bikini Atoll During the Summer of 1948 to Be Sponsored the AEC and the U.s. Navy (Attach)

Dated
Apr 7, 1948
Document type
Correspondence
Length
9 pages
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for ertensive counting and detaikd study after tha returnto the Minlando C. Thematihal preserved by storage in &lcohol and formalin would inolb representatimsof all the forms used in the field studias. A. A tutd. of M-12 technical staff mwabera wmld be naedsd t$ carry on the field work~ W groupshmld be made up of expuhaaed men to take charge of the varltms phases of the mrlc and direstthe workand trainingof the junior B. Suggestsdlist of permxmel wltbthespecialtrainingof each. Lauren & knaldsom ——— ——-----biologist and groupleader Allyn K Seymour.z biostatlstiaian and plankton werk w young 5en Sn a trainingmqmoity. Thesemen should each be a specU1l.st and omtribute to the macesa of the expeditionas wmll as gain trainingand experietnuein thefield of radiobiology~ C. For optimum functlm.i.ng of the expeditionat least one naval officer should be assignedto the radiobiologyresurveyq We dmuld like to s~gesteitherof the followlngx

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A, TIM swmer mason daring the aontha of June and Jwly are best for C. ThIBneedfor a divwsioa of both materialmd pgrmunel from othar operation planned for the spring mason would mke a Juaa data the most AS TIM work progr= has been so mlmdulsd that At oaa be B. Allowingfor timato transporttheparsonndfrum the G A prepamtion period of one monthw3U be nedod to amamblepwzwnnel and mpplieapriorto depar%ingfromtha aaidmad. on the mainlmd and an extendadperiodof timas

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rubber Mf* mftal for in premsrwing eoZMwtiona in a f%sm oomlitim until they ruaoh the mainhmd and au! ba distributed foranalysls. A. Equipment for oolleeting material, suoh w x+ bags, apearszhooks~

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A, A edification will be nseded to the bamlucontrastIW~+Umz-33 to sxtendthe time duringwhiah tha aontraatis &ativ@.