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THE PACIFIC ISLANDS.
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Introductics

This i6 a 1epor: ©
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field trip in the “a sieis fe aru
Islands,

with tice

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Dr. Masac Kimmangal
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Mr. Brian M
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The purpose of
he
tei co konge.apo
onc
tcitk Atol!s was to
interview those peo, ie iiving cn fen
8 ends at the time of
the detonation »° t'2® thermonuclear «- .°
Fik.ni Atoll on
March 1,

1954

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of those people

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of the explosicn

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in exp.

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person

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ongelap re eived an

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fout

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vr

radiation

winds at the time

estimated 175 rads
o:
of the sk.n, at aud 6
received an estimated
on Utirik rece- ve. an

whi le-bouwy sat t
ind »evere contamination
onal i” Rome..
+
» tn a f shing trip
@4¥ radu of who o--. '
ractatiorn; and 157 people
oes imaced .
oreo}
who e-bod, radiation.

Twenty-three Japanese

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also rece:ved -igni

doar

reported

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the

Boy

whobe-b ds
Natacr

different atol..
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¢
on Majurc and ‘bev
The tiur sess.
mately 300 peodie
netucing exporec
exposed persons a'd numerci.s perso
Although the dater leur were rart ae
ee

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at each of the *
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number of the exported persone have

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Survev Team.

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tamilies of deceased
re Contra, groups.
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