Dr. A. C. Graves -2- April 12, 1954 Z am hopeful, therefore, that we can get some unevaporated specisens which should permit us to get a reasonable comparison between the dose to the Japanese and that to our frisnds now at Kwaj. John Bugher is quite disturbed about the small amount of information which bas reached him concerning the nature of the fallout from #2. Before the end of this week we should have for you a recommendation as to what we feel should constitute the type of investigation to be carried out to decide whether or when our patients can be sent home. We are goinr to try to make this recommendation specific and practical with the idea of answering that ono question, There is also, however, an opportunity here for a most interesting stutly along more academic lines to be carried out on a long-term basis, You should, in the very near future, get a TWX giving an outline of our findings in the urine specimens s0 fer, It would be my hops that a copy could be relaysd to Cronkite with the least delay possible. Would you have the kindness to remind Joe Valles that I left behind a couple of classified documents in his file safe. I would be happy if these could return along with the files and I can get them when they arrive, There is absolutely no hurry about them. fortable trip home and everything here seems reasonably eerense. I had a com Snot #2 boosted the Los Alamos background to approximately five tines its customary value. Please let us know if there are things we can do for you here, Very sincerely yours, dat, ol, a TEROMAS L. SEIPMAN, M. D., Health Division Leader TLS/lca