fe ee ee PIIKNT? - Fb Lr a . Gate Af ter? US DOE ARCHIVES 826 U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY RG___§_cOoMMISsION——___. NOV 19 1954 Cellection.__SECRETARIAT Box 4GAT Folder_mHe$.3Val.ZE Radi l n) Dear General Loperr ema This will acknowledge receipt of your memorancum dated 22 Septenver, 1954, forwarding the United ftetes Naval Raciological Defense Laboretory proposal for a radiological survey of the atolis ef anc other atolls in the Marshall Islands, This proposal, dated July 6, 195, was develeped prior to the duly 12 and 13 meet- ings here in Washington, st which time the Division of Biology and Nedicine met with representatives of the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, Naval Radiolozical Defense Leboratory, Neval Mecical Research ane: Institute, and the Bureau of Medicine end Surgery, to discuss future studies ef these atolls, both medical and radiological. Since this meeting inferael discussions concerning future plans have been held between the Division ef Biclogy and Kedicine, Ir, Donaldson ef the University of Washincton Applied Fisheries Laboratory, who, as you know, has a eontimuing program ef study et the Facific Proving Ground, and the Naval Raciological Defense Laborstory. A final diseussion ef the requiressnts for the regurvey of the atolls anc the best utilisstien of the talents end mmpower svailable fron both groups took place October 2 at Hunter's Point, Present were: Dr. L. Donaldson, University of Washington, Applied Fisheries Laboratory Haval Radiological Defense Laboratory socia yA, eS meee , ” Dr. EK. R. Tompkins, Head Scientif “° , Directer te Hivisicn Mr, F. Zipaan, Heac, Analytical Branch Mr, R. Rinehart, Analytical Brench h/ri “ fy ‘4 yee e T XA Dep Theme i “og Cah PP CS p Arte ASS IFIED ONFIRMED TO BE UNCL OC E/ ay AUTHORITY OF DO ’ REVIEWED BY * | 2/5Y DATE BY.) Taet, 3/17/86 [rn 4 Ww Tae soy ef Ixy. P, ©, Tompkins, Scientific Director