she status of recocery and critical weather and sea information. ‘@. AdditLonal responsibilities of the Radsafe OFFICE involved Liaison with representatives of the Health and Safety Laboratory, New York Sperations Office, AEC (HSL NYKOPO), with the task force Biomadical idvisor and Staff Surgeon, with .FO\f-1 representatives, and with other special advisors to the task force commander, (1) The first respojsibility involved the furnishing of working space, clerical assistance and task force Radsafe data to the H.SL NYXOFO group. In turn, the HSL NYKOPO group made available to the Radsafe OFFICE all data collected by aerial surveys, fixed stations and ship stations and maintained pertinent eituation charts in the Radsafe OFFICE. -In addition, the HSL group provided and maintained four aewly developed KASL sciatilla tion=type gamma rate meters for use in WB-29 cloud tracicing operations, (2) The second responsibility involved close coordination with the task force radiation medical advisor on such matters 2a health hazards on distant stalls, waiver of MPE, staff action om over-exposures, and health aspects of special clow! sampling missions. The policy of maintaining on the task force staff « medical officer specifically trained in the radiclogy field and with Meld experience on nuclear tests was most profitable in the proper handling of majer radistion incidents, Further, it provided 2 quelified medical authority available during the test to preclude minor radiation incidemte reaching absurd proportions or causing undue adverse reactions in commands or agencies external to the task force, The officer selected was aseigned to the task force on a TOY basis since his presence on the staff was required full-time only during the actual shot period. It was agreed that, during the planning stages of the operation, interim services as ra