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SALISBURY

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field you have, of course, the possibility that, as inithe
case of the germ warfara propaganda drives of the Sovi
group, this ~ if avowed officially and made a point of
openly for all the world — may be seised upon and made
basis for anovher type of propaganda cazpaign and we
suffered considerably from the germ warfare campaign
are still suffering froa it in the international relati

field.

These are the basic things clear outside the

position of whether you want to withhold the facts, the
techniques, etc., etc., from the world for putposes of
protecting our military and technical position.
TRAY gs

Thank you, Nr. Salisbury.

The principal isotope with witch

we are concemed is strontium 90 - as will be seen ls
sO what we are talking about ia collecting samples te

determine the distribution over the world and parti
in the biosphere and particularly in human bodies of th
20 year isotope produced in sonething like 5. percent fispion
yield from ordinary atomic weapons.

This ie the prodl

get the samples and to determine what is the distribut

and what is the result of the firing off of some 0 bomb
Yow, the previous Jabriels indicated that there would beino
real danger.

The estimates varied soneshat, but they al}

agreed that the present leval of radioactivity is likelyite
be very snall.

Is this not correct, sir?

I don't beitef

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