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delivery by 1 February 1948.
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Two weeks later Kodak reported thatthey
were unable to supply the type of packaging desired and recommended a
choice of two other coatings.
A second choice was therefore given Kodak
but two weeks later they revlied that cilms with this type of packaging
could not be supplied until 1 April 1948.
Finally the third coating, an
aluminum foil, was ordered and delivery was obtained by air at Long Beach
on 15 February 1948.
The delivered badges were by no means satisfactory
since they covered twice the required area but nevertheless they were
usable.
Biological Measurements.
In November when the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery was informed
of the forthcoming tests, Captain Seem, UC, USN, at the
Naval Medical Research Institute prepared a preliminary program to carry
out certain experiments which were considered desirable from a medical
point of view.
Previous experiments with the animals exposed at Bikini
anil in the laboratery had indicated the desirability of obtaining information on the physiological changes occuring in animals exvosed to ex-
tremely high radiation.
Because of the impossibility of obtaining high
enough intensities in the laboratory, experiments of this nature could
only be carried out with the gamma radiation emitted at the time of detonation of an atomic bomb.
Captain Qijme first suggested exposing smll
numbers of animals during the forthcoming tests, but this was considered
impractical by the AEC, the,Joint Test Proof Committee, and Qaim:
and was turned down.
A number of meetings were held regarding such tests
with SEs, SR, Admire] ER Colone] Gp,
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