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NAVY DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
21 June 1948
From:
To:
The Chief of Naval Operations
The Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
Attn:
Director, Division of Biology and Medicine
Subject:
Radiobiological Survey of Bikini Lagoon
Director, Division of Military Applications
Reference: +3} AEC Secret ltr BM:SW, dated May 28, 1948.
, (0)
AEC Conf ltr BM:JHF, dated June 14, 1948,
1. In compliance with request contained in reference (a),
the Navy will support a radiobiological survey of Bikini Lagoon
to the extent requested in the basic letter and developed further
by informal conference.
2. For purposes of this survey, the survey party is authorized to visit and conduct such surveys as it considers required
in Bikini Lagoon and Eniwetok Lagoon.
3. Travel via Military Air Transport Service with a Prior-
ity TWO has been authorized from San Francisco to Kwajalein and
Individual travel orders have been issued for the mem-
ficer of the party.
One thousand pounds of excess freight have
been authorized in additicn to the personal baggage of the members
of the party.
It is understood that the Atomic Energy Commission
will arrange transportation for all members of the expedition
and their gear to the San Francisco area,
4, District Intelligence Officers of the Naval Districts
closest to the homes of the civilian members of the party have
been authorized to issue identification cards for the expedition,
carrying on the face thereof a statement that citizenship has
been verified by the Intelligence Officer concerned.
To obtain
these cards it will be necessary for each member of the party
to visit the District Intelligence Officer concerned personally
and present at that time evidence of citizenship.
Lieutenant
J. J. Schmidt, USN, has been ordered on temporary additional duty
to report to Washington, D, C., for briefing by the Atomic Energy
Commission,
and then to act as Liaison Officer for the expedi-
tion during the movement to Kwajalein.
Such additional liaison
or assistance as may be required can be obtained by the head of
the expedition from the Island Commander at Kwajalein,
5. For purposes of security, it is understood that only of-
ficial cameras will accompany the cxpedition and that ali film
exposed will be processed under the supervision of the Atomic
Energy Commission,
It is requested that any news releases con-
cerning the expedition be cleared both by the Atomic Energy Commission and the Director of Public Relations, Navy Department,
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bers of the party and will be in the custody of the Liaison Of-