The picture is further confused because some of the natives had bathed and

som had aot before the arrival of the evacuation tean.
Mest of the 28 3.5. Service persenne] stationed sn Enivetek Island,
Rengerik Atoll, received about 45-50 reentgens, based on film badge reed

ings.

Three neubers ef the group who vere located fer part ef the tine in

enother seetien of the island vere estimate’ to have received somewhat
higher deses.

Seventeen ef the 2£ persenne)] shoved enly slight super

ficial lesions with one questionable case of epilation.

It should be

pointed cut that the personnal were in asta) tuildings during some ef the
fallout time and for most of the tine thereafter until evacuation.

This

reduced the direet somtanination as vell as the whole-body gauma dese.

A fiir badge hanging on the eenter pole of « tant at one end of the island
read S€ roentgen:.

Calaulations based on dose rate readings at another

pert of the island indicated semmwhat lower doses, Lf persemel bad

recained in the open for the period of time froma fallout (about 2 plus
7.§ hours) to evacuation (at ahouwt fF plus

tours).

Upen arrival at

Kwajalein one personnal gamma dose rate reading was as high as 250 mr/hr

at

about 1 plus 34 hours.

UEONY.

The above date do suggest trat there may be possible a rough
bracketing of garue-deta doser versus beta Duras.

On the ane hand, the

natives from Utirik received an estinsted vhole-body gamma dese of 15
roentgens and shoved no evidence of beta burns,

On the other hand, the

natives on Sife “sland, ailinginae Atoll, received about an estimated
wiole=bedy gamma dose of 75 roentgens with l4 personne] showing slight

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