Dasha ah | t HOO BR U. S. NAVAL RADIOLOGICAL DEFENSE LABORATORY "yet "*"*" SAN FRANCISCO 24, CALIFORNIA 3-901-291 VWsas 9 JUN 1955 Dr. Ira B. Whitney New York Operations Office MEDICINE mers cape oS Atomic Energy Comnission Ansonia Station, Box 30 New York, New York comers / Dear Dr. Whitney: Inasmuch as Dr. Paul Tompkins is away from the Laboratory, your letter of-20 May requesting information regarding nine samples of coconuts shipped from NRDL has been referred to me. The samples to which you refer were shipped in answer to a verbal request made by Dr. Merril Eisenbud. There is no NRDL requirement for specific data from the samples so they may be utilized for any type of analysis of interest to your office. A letter from Mr. R. W. Rinehart of NRDL to Dr. John H. Hartley of NYOO forwarded pertinent data relating to the samples. That information will be repeated here to insure that it is available to you: Sample No. 51 68 85 96 uw 1218 it Island Rongelap " Busch Eniaetok uu " Covra " 196 Bikar 211 Eniwetok 197 uM One-half mile south of north village Near permanent position stake Near cemetery Sprouted Sprouted Sprouted Green te " . 50 yds. south of radio tower " Sprouted Copra Copra uy Location Description Green Kabelle Ww " Growth Stage ” ° " South grove " it it oh " " uw wv Grove, west end of island wv tt i ", center of islend With the exception of the lest three, ell of the above samples were collectel from Rongelap Atoll. The marking on the packing case to which you refer, "Hold for NRDL Represen- tative", was evidently an old marking put there when the case was being shipped to NRDL from the field and may be disregarded. Very truly yours, E. P. Gta Associate Sétentific Director 9 0 0 Z 3 8 q 64°aa FULwads RETURA {G bark + we