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, Specialieta ware not availoble to study tha remsindar of the
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Information on the number!8 of spocdmens received from Biting
under each transaction could protably be provided by the Hegistrar's
| Office; two of the numbers involved are 172224 and 172536, With this
“information the records and specimen holdings of aach division would
have to be examined to determine the disposition and presant iocathon
.of the materfals. It would be o very tice-consuaing operation to
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“Of information on Antarctica carried outby. the Borting | Center several;
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fro the Pacific ares were gent out to spectaliste - ‘in: 1952, and as can be
“an the lest five years. Fow studica have been published that’ specificallyno
‘treat the Bikini material, Limiting factors in this.:oparation would seen
_to be tho paucity of specialista and lack: of tine for the.Spectaliats to
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