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The Honorable Stewart L. Udall
Secretary of Interior
Washington, DBD. C.
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Deer Stew:
In accordence with your letter of December 7, 1966, and my reply of
acember 20, 1965, the Atomic Energy Commission in collaboration with
the Trust Territories sent a team to the Bikini Atoll to make measure-
ments of the external radiation dose rate and to collect samples of
soil and biota, the analysis of which would permit an estimate of the
azard of internal dose.
The survey was conducted in April-May 1957. Analysis of the radiation
measurements and of the collected samples is now complete and reports
of the results have been prepared. Under the guidance of Dr. John 8.
Totter, Director of the Division of Biolosy and
to be held in May 1968, at which the members of
gether with a group of expert consultants, will
cevelop a recommendation to the AEC with regard
Nedicine, a meeting is
the survey team, toreview the results and
to the feasibility,
von a radiation standpoint, of the return of the natives to the Bikini
toll.
When the recommendation of the above group has been received by the
Commission, I will be in touch with you again.
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Form AEC-318 (Rev. 9-3)
4/3/68
G, &. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
16—62761-3
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