RE GAL iY a o t i 7 0x March 16, 1954 at 1:12 am : 0 5 Réece.ved in AEC TWX unit er Cc a ' a nt 32% J ,} . Wenn eh [3A0_ PlgpiatnkSafety TMe ius 411675 CRYPTO WAR SVC 8850 RELAYS SECRET RESTRICTED DATA MSG DTG 150),01Z FROM NAVSTA KWAJALEIN TO ALC MASH, USS ESTES INFO CJUTF-7 ENIWLTOK, PATROL SQUADRON 671, COFS DEPTAR AND JTF-7 REAR. 15 MARCH PASTORE, HOLIFIELD, AND STAFF VISITED KWAJALEIN AND HEARD FROM MEDICAL TEAM PROJECT 1 STUDYING RESIDENTS MOVED FROM RONGELAP AND UTIRIKe ALSO VISITED DISPLACED PLASONS QUARTERED THERE, SUMIARY OF FINDINGS FOLLOWS: 1. UTIRIK GROUP, APPROXIHATELY 150, SHOW NO EVIDENCE OF ANY SORT OF OVEREXPOSURE TO RADIATION. UTIRIK IS 270 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF BIKINI AND EXPOSURE BEGAN APPROXIMATELY 4422 HOURS. CUMULATIVE EXPOSURE ESTIMATED ATl?r._ NATIVESRENOVEDH478. Te 2. ee a RONGELAP GROUP, COMPRISING 6 RESIDENTS, SHOWS DEFINITE LABORATORY EVIDENCE OF MILD RADIATION INJURY AS DEMONSTRATED BY MODEST DECREASE IN WHITE BLOOD CELLS. NO OTHER SIGNS, NOR ANY DEFINITE SYMPTOMS OF RADIATION INJURY HAVE APPEARED ALTHOUGH SLIGHT LOSS OF HAIR MAY OCCUR IN A FEW. REPORT OF VOMITING BY 2 NATIVES DURING FIRST 8 HOURS, AND OF NAUSEA AMONG SOME OTHERS IS OF UNCERTAIN SIGNIFICANCE THeRE WAS BEEN NO REAPPEARANCE OF THESE SYMPTOMS. THESE RESIDENTS RECEIVED APPROAIUATELY 125r CUMULATIVE. EXPOSURE BEGAN 145 HOURS ESTIMATED, AND RESIDENTS WERE REMOVED 4450. DISTANCE FROM BEST COPY AVAILABLE DLTONATION 90 NAUTICAL MILES. 36 AILINGIVNAE GROUP, COMPRISE 18 RONGELAAPIANS VISITING UNINHABITED ISLAND, SHOW LESS LABORATORY LVIDENCE THAN RONSELAP GROUP. NO OTHER SIGNS AND NO SYEPTONS AT AWY TIME OF RADIATION ILLNESS HAVE APPEARED. ry 2ai1S DEPA* REMIee 1ST REVIFN= AUTRORE3 ie _ _ ehabe ae os CLE MUNSER(S)] be NAME: Loan “DY REVIEW-DATE: of6 <7 AORITY: ADD la Vo nts. Ho . Teeve ante ne errandafepassmamngseittcee ° . pec kel AE Na aan in cr Varner C02 he tie ee md ; oe oo c cil foen irr DXPOSURE ~ fein oe Octinen .. ur tragiclitel * - z Cy cs - epee Pease r 7 _. / f . . /320/ if /