The sizes of areas anc distances from the surfaces vere selected inde- pendently of any of the information on the fallout on the natives diseussed above anc were estinate: of ares: of contazination and distances ef menitering that epreared tc be reasonable estinates of these parameters. The elose agreenent between the gamma dose rate ratic. based on theoretical eonsidere= tions anc those observec vitk the natives is cireunstantial. For example, an equally contaminated area of three—inct radius would yield « theoretical ythy’ gamna dose rate + te° - times less than the selected area of simingh radius. In the eaue of the natives, however, it is believe. that they were semi-naked, pers;iring, and out-of-doors during tne fallout so that it ‘s not wmressonable to expect relatively .arzge areas of ti bo¢y; to be contaninated. this was noted wher they vere mon!tsrec: In fact, Py their acts of walking around during the period of faliout and sleeping on aats thet were heavily contaxinated it woul: sees. possible that slgnifieant ereas of the bodies of the Ailing‘nee and Ut:iris natives sould be ag heavily contaminated ag was the ground. (It is unknown: Lf there were sufficient winds thet might have railed the vraberlal from the grounm: te the sody after falloutweurred.) There 1s furt.er wncertainty of what 1s meant by the monitor's report of "average" perscone!] reading’. The cose cate readings in the hair are know to have been significantiy algther tra the -est of the body in most cases. it te unknown how these reading: were “sver«ge* whereas these data certainly ere not ?: ru enougr for one to place great confidence in the crec.se quantitie: of tre rattos of 7/1 or a/l, they do