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Major General A. D. Starbird
September 29, 1960
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Charles L. Dunhem, HN. D.
Director, Division of BMology and Medicine
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Enclosure (1) is a letter from Br. Lester Inechta, Chief,
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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION NEEMED FOR ANALYZING THE DISTRIBUTION
AND PROPERTIES OF FALLOUT PARTICLES
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326 U.S, ATOMIC-ENERGY
Director, Division of Military Application
and distribution of fallout particles from Pacific test shots.
Special Projects Section, U. 3. Weather Bureau, requesting
information which will permit estimates concerning the size
This same isformation will also be useful to eur Fallout
Studies Branch and to the JU. S. Baval Radiological Defense
laboratory. ERDL is doing work for us om the physical,
chenical, and radiclogical properties of fallout.
We have checked with Dr. Machte and determined that his
interests are limited to the surface, tower, and berge
shots in MAEDTACE, REDWING, and CASTE which have yields
over 100 kt, and in ZU¥Y Mike. OF particular interest is
the barge weight, berge loading, depth of water, crater
dimensions and the chemical and physien)] characteristics
of any coral or special sands plsced arouad the devices to
limit world-uldede fallout.
It my be of some help in the search for the wterial Br.
Machta hes requested to refer to Appendix Bon page 78 et
seq. of the Jammry 1960 repert of our Fallout Studies Branch
entitled, Contribution of Induced Activities te the External
Holmes and Nerver, Inc. and addressed to Mr. J- B. Sanders,
’, Mrector, Pacific Operations, Albuquerque Operations Office.
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datedSeptaaber23,
1960
|ce: Br.Lester Mechta, usws
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