al af Cj ch (y°R PMB :PBP April 1, 1954 Mr. Kermit H, Larson Atomic Energy Project University of California Post Office Box 4164 West Los Angeles 24, California Dear Kermit: I vas glad to have your letter of March 19 indicating that you would like to have some of the radioactive soil from the Marshall Islands. I hope that we can have the information indicated in the second page of your letter as this will add mch to the data, TI am not sure how much of this we will obtain operat ing from this distance and having to depend on others to make the collections. I have no information when the sofl may arrive but will send some on to you as soon as it is received. Sincerely yours, Paul B. Pearson Chief, Biology Branch Division of Biology and Medicine sO ESLO0OS t ostSee = tc . OFFICE > SURNAME > onBon I tOoss ta Ger | Bt coe eeecee eens eee wenenece|eeeeeceeeeneeeseesescceeeeeefee coeennneceeeeeseeeeeeees : ete th eee cence eeewee ee ; seraneenanceceenecencncefeeneenceeenens{PHTALY- PESCABAUL-BABBE...we peevecsceeesceeceseeee escent eeeneee tet dba. DATE b> Form AFC-%318