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matter to monitorproperly with inexperienced personnel’‘and onlyfsc: 425
a few survey instruments. Based on'my inspection of the Batan,, — ‘
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minute by ‘passing an open window GM probe over the’ ‘surface of .
the fish, paying particular attention to the gills. I also~si3;
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and given. the”opportunity. immedidtely to~ make a first, hana ina:
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rot likely to be found,. Low level fall out to the” ‘skins of the= .fish was, of‘course,’ a’ possibility... This.‘seemed to_be, of: Wittle?.:
significance“in. ‘view. of‘existing’cannery“practices”Which’trips Biel -
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interest in”‘seeing.the_ships, and fishand told._thema’ special plane”:
vould be“availeble tofly me to the two ‘ports.
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was requested to arrange foraccess to the vessels and was invited Pee
to send whoever theywished to ‘designate with me on this trip. ss :° “.t
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