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REMARKS:
Mr. Oscar de Brum
District Administrator
Trust Territory of the
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Majuro, Marshall Islands 96960
Dear Oscar,
Thank you for your letter of January 16 regarding the copra analyses.
I have not yet heard from Charles Domnick, but Iassume that I may
expect a letter from him soon,
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Dr.
Robison tells me that he would find it interesting to analyze Bikini
copra, oil and cake prepared in the traditional fashion.
However, this
would not be an adequate substitute for the analyses we propose to do
of oil and cake from Bikini copra processed in the Tobolar Plant. Having
observed the process in that plant on my last visit with you Iam confident
that there is no reason for concern regarding possible contamination of
the plant.
If we can arrange to use a ''shut down" time long enough to
permit a few hours of clean up, I think we can assure that no Bikini residue
will be introduced into the later production of the plant, Furthermore, the
very low levels of radiation that we anticipate in the Bikini copra, further
diluted in the next batch going through the plant, should be no cause for
concern, I should be pleased to discuss this further with Charles or
other authorities on my next Majuro visit.
I have delayed answering your question about the aerial survey of the
Northern Marshalls until I might myself have a better understanding of
our prospective schedule. At this time, the best I can say is that the
Navy is actively working on a plan for early initiation of the survey.
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