+ « eeLSSIFIED Considerable lattitude should be alloved the Radiological Safety Group in planning and conducting RadSafe projects in all similar operations, By the time the Task Force convoy had arrived at Rniwetok, 16 March 1948, the final draft of Task Group 7.6 Operational Plan was completed and ready for distribution (Copy attached as appendix "B"), In order to amplify the purport of policy as set forth in the operational plan itself, a series of letters on radiological safety was started at this time, As of 16 March, three of these RadSafe letters i had been distributed to Task Group Conmanders, covering subjects listed below (Copies attached as appendices "C", "D", and "Et, respectively): RADSAFE NUMBER ONE WO THREE SUBJECT Radiological Safety - General Radiological Safety - Gas Masks Radiological Safety ~ Procedures for Handling Contaminated Material, Numerous discussions had been held during this phase among representatives fram Qak Ridge, Los Alamos, Hanford and other laboratories concerning the establishment of standards and procedures for the control of contaminated materials and personnel, As a result of these dis-— . cussions an agreement on a workable plan was reached and RADSAFE THREE ~ was published to disseminate this information to the Task Forces Logistics. Prior to this phase of operations virtua lly al. materiel was either on hand at Terminal Island or indications of delivery were known, The -4l- Ye