accomplishment of the mission should be clearly recognized.
Consider-
able latitude should be allowed the Radiological Safety Group in
planning and conducting RadSafe projects in all similar operations.
By the time the Task Force convoy had arrived at Eniwetok, 16
March 1948, the final draft of Task Group 7.6 Operational Plan was
completed and ready for distribution.
In order to amplify the purpot of policy as set forth in the operational
plan itself, a series of letters on radiological safety was started at
this time.
As of 16 March, three of these RadSafe letters had been
distributed to Task Group Commanders, covering subjects listed below
(Copies attached as appendices "C", "D", and "E", respectively):
RADSAFE NUMBER
SUBJECT
ONE
Radiological Safety - General
TWO
Radiological Safety - Gas Masks
THREE
Radiological Safety -— Procedures
for Handling Contaminated
Material,
Numerous discussions had been held during this phase among
representatives from Oak Ridge, Los Alamos, Hanford and other labor-
atories concerning the establishment of standards and procedures for
the control of contaminated materials and personnel.
As a result of
these discussions an agreement on a workable plan was reached and
RADSAFE THREE was published to disseminate this information to the
Task Force,.
Logistics.
Prior to this phase of operations virtually all materiel was
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