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hazards to which Morway is or My be expoa@ as a result of radioactive falloll’t
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Xn view of the apprehensionsin some llorvegianquarters of the
extent of the existingand potentialhasard, the Xmbaasy attaches
great importanceto ensuring that interestedEoruegian offleiti,
scientistsand journalistshavs availableall suitableresearohaaterial from the &ited Statoc. The Goverzmeathaw been furnished copies
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availabilityof such data G&%3%WX%lkte%ti%e!%?”e
newspapersof the type reported in Embdes 34$, December 21, 19559_
tend to increase public apprehensivenessunreasonably~ Such anxiety
cm the part of the public -- apart from the personalbeliefs of
Governmentofficialsand scientistshere -- can be expectedto promote demands for a general ban on further atomic or nuclear weapons
tests.
Enclosed as of possible interest are translationsof recent neuspaper articles reportin interviewswith Drs. Hvinden and M@LEE (the
latter the head of the 5efense Research Institute).
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