- 320 Subject (continued): skin itch. Itch ceaséd when decontaminated. symptoms or signs yete Wo skin Erythema difficult to detect on native skin. Highest gemna reading (from hair) 1,00 milliroentgens per hour about about 4456 hours. Repeated washings have reduced reddings to 7 milliroe:itger per hour. Washings will continue. No estimate of beta dose. Average initial white blood counts at H+55 to #475 was 7700. Repeat counts at H+158 was 5300. Greatest ares variance in white blood counts from Rongelap 2h:300 aboat 12475 hours, to 3700 22130 ‘hours, to 6000 H#158 hours. Aaother €0-year-old nitive white blcod count 2455 wes 12600, at “4168 vas 6);00, end at 14192 was 2900. of Rongelap sroup cepend upon further studies. Prognosis Greatest varience white blood counts weather personnel Rongerik 10000 about H+32 hours to 5800 H+l)); hours. Great efforts being made to keep natives comfortable on Kwajalein. They ere contented. Utirik group will be sén to nearby island Ebeye when High Commissioner directs 2 and studied intermittently. Rongelap group retained Kraj for intensive study by LEC/DOD research team. No Cecision as to time of return to home islands. Pecomrend wait until after series completed then re-check radiation evels again. : estimated activity mcsacuries per square mile at time of falicit: Rongelap 3 at ¥+6 hours, Rongerik 2 at 148 hour Utirik 0.17 at 4:15 hours. Soil and water samples being collected. Cne set water ncasurerents ab Rongelep showed concentration at D+3 days from 2 to 28 times above £5x1073, Hvajalein. 336 Wunbers OUTGOING varch 10, 198) Team receiving excellent cooperation at - . BEST AVAILABLE COPY SUGUER DOE ARCHIVES CUTF VIA LOS ELAMOS - FOR CROUKITE Subjects Shipman at Los Alarios will do plutonium analysis urines. Selected 2), hour specinens highest exposure group preferable. Will give essential data ratio external internal hazards. Shipmanx also can furnish limited number additional persomel if needed. A222 (Ta, se te Dake : Vien, | fu. 33 ) 76