Liatrtuteord ; RE Crug.» ' Wfabinck: th [ldatiicace /€4 ul/allah, Bertrallyy, [¢¢ tyghtark, heWha lod.31) (rks Bup BM? hve SR EE “feline! WYatiaed) Lyeetet) Jae IVF - ” 9M A (6dipyalidi yo me a Mr, Cerard C, Saith Special dasigtent te the Secretary Departaant of State Washingten, Re WF a Ce Dear Yo, Suita Ag you know, the Atomic Enargy Commission accepted the responsibility for periodic survers of the Maraball Islands in connection with long term. studies of the effects of the March 1 detonation of the testa held in the Pacific in the Spring, 195k. the first of these surveys was conducted in Jamary, 1955 under the joint sporgerahip of the Departeent of the avy, Burean of Shing and the Atomic Energy Commission ani was made by personnel of the tnited States Raval Radiclogical fefense Laboratory. You ware enprised of plane for that survay by letier af December 22, 1ST. Arrangements heave been completed with the Department of Navy, Turese of Ships, for the conduct of the second survey during the month of February, 1956. ‘This mrvey will be made by personnel of the USSRDL in company with Dr. ¥. 8, Fosberg of the U. Sa Geologieal Survey, In addition te the eollection of biological spociaens and soll samples, it is dsened desirable te obtain urine scecimens from the people eon the island Utirik in order to determines if bhusen habitation in an environment of low level contamination can result in detectable quantities of radioactive substances in urine, There is attached for your information a list of atolls to be visited end the watinated wervey tine to be devoted to each. ery — one= This meeerial cogtais, nifeoxmation affectig-the Natiode! dofeast of thenited States”Within—the| meanmme of Uh Oggtn we, ‘bithe isectRSsos° eas. v8 Ridea vspetistiinSlon or revelebiene of which ifayetranner t t o an unauthorized person, is prohsbittc by now. Attachments OFFICE »