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SUWE 26, 1958
GORDON M. DUNNING, CHIEF, RADIATION
EFFECTS OF WEAPONS BRANCH
DIVISION OF BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
U. S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON 25, 2. C.
PRIORITY
COMMANDER JTF~7
PASS TO ALFRED W. KLEMENT, JR. HDQ, JIF«7
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MARSHALL ISLANDS
REFERENCE YOUR TWX 26/01452 DR. ROBERT COWARD HAS STATED THAT RONGELAP
ISLAND WAS READING FOUR MILLIROENTOENS/aT 1a TEMG OF RES RESURVET TH
MAY PD I HAVE ALSO HEARD VALUES IN THIS RANGE PD {HIS LEVEL IS
SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN LAST FALL PD WHAT IS YOUR OPINION AS TO SOURCE
OF INCREASED ACTIVITY QUESTION WE STILL WEED UNEQUIVOCAL DATA ON
RADIATION LEVELS FOR RONGELAP ATOLJ, THAT MAY BE QUOTED PUBLICLY END
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