of course, non-existent. There Were no epidemics.

IM di=rhe-

ad

even fungus infectionswere minimal.
8.

h connection with the sanitary problefis,one point was over-

looked which threatened to become importat.

A few people were reqUired

to rwi~in on the zero islands right up to the evening of D-1 ad

re-

quired housekeeping equi~eat up to tht time includinggalley and head
facilities. ‘Mese facilities were demolished by the blast and the
g=b~e

.Qd sewage pretty well spred out. The radioactivitya?peared

to hve

only a beneficial affect on the fliee and by D x4

taken over the area od

they had

a special project to s~r~ the islandwith DDT

was necessitated. This condition was corrected on subsequent shots.
9.

Looking forward to possible long range effects of minor ra&

iation ad to possible future legal complications involvlng the Government or the UC,

it was decided to forward a permanent record of all

ex~osed civilian personnel to the UC

and of all military pereonnel to

the respective Suregonis General.
U). dl

medical officers of the task force were invited to attemd

a series of three meetinge. The first was a discuss~on of the effects
of the titomicweapon. exclusive of radiation. It was held aboard the
AM-?.

The second uas held aboard theN-4

was conducted by 7.6
and

and covered radiatic&

It

and consisted of a lecture by Col. James P. Cconey

discussion by Lt. Col. Karl Hcugnton, Dr. James Nolan, Dr. ~ipple,

Dr. Scoville, =d
11.

me

others.

third conference was conducted aboard the CVZ=115 by Cm&.

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