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7 responsesto your letter of Bay n regarding field experitation im bitlegyand medicine during proof testa of atonic weapons,

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7nyill desire to eonduct certain investigations; the exact nature of
some of theses “studies cannot be predicted so far i=advance, The fol- lowing specific.Stone are noteds

“ty.* shottes jare now beingmade of the nature of protection ine

* earred by estrone adeinistration against whole body radiation death,

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rent studies involwe wartations of estrame dosages and of radistion ex-

posureand intensity, The aechanisa of. the protection wgy be considerably
* worked out by1951, ‘and if'eo, there willbe protection schenes which

should betested:in the radiationarea of an Mbead detonation. Even at

. this tine 4¢ wend ‘be helpful to know.‘the relative Protection given br

, estrone’under. these tele conditions, .

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2.“Beare is being: made ‘ta.‘tind ja possible substance redpcaathle
fer the iidiregteffect of radiation om nuclete adld.metadclion, Aseuming
that this probles-satures, ve wil) want, to Montify and assaysuch sub=
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3. ‘General development .af ‘problems: will ‘take place over the next
te oarsvl cameos bo predicted at this tin. .

La he‘We’‘ontinate: that. atwould‘be advantagious‘te oer research

te have a) tuoto four mon in the experimental field area, b) leboratary. space (150 squate feet if possible, and c) facilities pernittingthe |

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