within five miles of test areca scrapings from hull near waterline. Ships checked include: (a) MT MCKINLEY, AIBEAARLE, CURTISS, BAIROKO, CQLSTCCK, GARDINERS BAY, PICKAWAY, KISPILLION, ASKARI, TUCKER, ROGEERS, SPANGLER, YANCY, RABY, PASIG, L&‘ 378, Ls 250, LST 45, LCI 1054, FEM 50250, PEM 59155, PIM 84602, FRE 84623. (>) PERKINS, GRORCE, MARSH, CURRIER, FS 370, YW 9L, YOG 64, LCI 1000, LCI 540, AVR 26653, AVR 26635, with acceptions below no readings have been found greater than point sere sero five roentgens per twenty four hours above backsround and ships therefore appear cligible for final clearance jointly by BuShips and Buied in accordance with the reference. Exceptions are as follows: All ships in para, ABLE with high and intermediate capacity supply blavers show readings on inlet screens which after scrubbing persist at levels up to normil tolerance. This also applies to Number One five inch gun on SPANGLER and three air conditioning units on CURTISS, Suggest that inlet screens to s* oply blowers on Para. ABLE ships be scraped to bare metal, repainted and monitored on arrival at a Navy Yard. Ships in Para. BAKER show no exception. Cooney concurs stating there is no radioactive hasard to personnel on any ship. 6% el Ds caenaenetese nad os