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Many officials of the Atomic Energy Commission, patticularly Dr. Charles L. Dunham, Dr.

H.D. Bruner, and many of their staff of the Division of Biology and Medicine, where most helpful
in the coordination of arrangements with various
governmental agencies.
Weare grateful to the officials of the Department of the Interior and particularly to the

Honorable D.D. Nucker, High Commissionerof
the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and his

staff for their support and assistance in Carrying

out the surveys. Others of the Trust Territory who

were particularly helpful include Mr. Maynard
Neas, District Administrator for the Marshall
Islands, andhis assistant, Mr. William White, and

Mr. R.J. Umhoefer; also Dr. A. Hicking, Dr. John

Iaman, and Mrs. Ruth Martin of the Marshall

Islands Memorial Hospital. The officers and crew
of the Trust Territory ship Rogue were most helpful during the 1960 survey.

At the Naval Medical Research Institute we are

deeply grateful to Comdr. I.V. King, (MSC)

USN, for his splendid assistance as Navyliaison
officer and to Capt. O.E. Van der Aue, (MC)
USN, Commanding Officer, for his support.
Lt. W.E. Lassiter, USN, and his officers and

crew of the Duval County (LST 758) wereof great

assistance to the team on the 1959 survey. We are

also grateful to the Naval Support Activity at

Kwajalein for assistance in furnishing necessary

airlifts in the Marshall Islands and to Drs. W.W.

Fennel and W.S. Shippey of the Texas Transport

Company Hosprtal there for their willing assistance.
We greatly appreciate the assistance of Mr.

Ernest Wynkoop and Mr. Ray Emmens, Offtce of

Test Operations, Atomic Energy Commission,

Eniwetok, and their staff and of the Holmes and-

Narver Construction Co. in handling and storing
of equipment.
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Weare grateful to Major Kent T. Woodward,
(MC) USA,and his colleagues at the Walter Reed
Army Institute of Research for advice andassistance in radiochemical analysis of urine samples.

At Brookhaven National Laboratory contribu-

tions were made by many individuals in many departments including Medical, Instrumentation

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