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Dr. John C. Bughar
Division of Bioloa ud Jfedioiae
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Dear Johna
Jolm. Serna told M that. be spoke to JR brief.I¥ 1a ..,..... ~a oontJ.JDJatioa a\ a t~Wwtok \est ot Uae ~papa vhich baa
bMD Finl 0a.ta hftda. Jot.uel17, ou thtllkII( prooe.... dOll] We Il1De have been :rathar cleriou. D.i.ak Boua la .-10U8 to
lip vp -eu Sugeont.o the Task lone, a Job oc.parahle \o tile om hel4 tsr BIJ* 14ftea d IT,r. Ve :reocmamed Capt.
Voocblaft vbo la ou:rl'U'U7 ueill*' to Loe 11-*- [DtortuatelT, it ¢._. that he dou mt hoe quite aoql1 rat b:Ir ti.Mt Jet. -
t.bll'e ought to be at leaat a ajar. Pqnl Bania voul4 be u ~-tta the job bat I kDav veeydeti.Ditell’ that he would not willh
to ao nt t)wn for t.-he w.ri UM without mre VOI'k to do tltaA thla job al.om would lilnl:n. lel 1Z-..1Dc t.he interest
vhi.oh be showed.a the little w-terhe fl'OJeot. vhlo.h It.e Md at I'9')"1 I uked hla vbether he wol Ild be 1 Dterel W il'1
tek1DI a lapr propa |1Uldez' his wing,in addition to the poaitioa ot Tut lores Sarpoa. Be utnan4 u that he would fiJ:d tlae
Job aoat. aoaeptabl.e.
It alao CMICf\11'Z'e4 to at.bat a Tut foroe 8-pon vith napomtil:dlltlee in tvo at.oll.e aholll4 prob&JalT h&Te a depa'Q’,
vhioh 1'0U.14 lie a...,. etiltactaey vq ot pt.ting Capt. Voodwrdinto the act. Int Voodvard 1a a "Ifllf7 ompetent 70ung
plq'aioian and 001114 take mchot the rotl'U.119, JM'dittU& Bsnia to devote his major acU'fitiea te the te.1.-t.ering vork.
loe ot ua here la quite~hov to get Roh a ball l'OlJil11 although there
are many VfIr7 eooci arpmente 1J1 hYor of aoh a propaa, 11>t \he least ot which
i¢ the taot that ve now appa:rntl7 baYe ~vJd.oh ¢¢ prett.7 "1 lable.
The nat teat at luivetok,it .... to «* VUI ~1-olve a maber of
d.tuatJ.om when people on abipboa'td woul4 Ub to bow the radiat.ioa Inel 011
w partioular ialam v.t.tllout the aeousit.7 ol err11DI a hillcopt.er am a
monitor to that ialam to nm out. A chalD. of ~izlgstatioae could
in t.hia way oat (CMI oomiderably oa tM pwaomilllll. ~JIUof a lad-sate
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