names, )
Although explicit directions were given the evening before beginning the collection of urine, we cannot be certain that they were
collected as instructed.

However, this 1s not too important technically

since we intended to use the first morning void for organics examination
and expected probably to pool the urines, ultimately.

We were mainly

concerned with having specimens from each ship separately and in ade-

quate amounts.

These we are fairly certain we have.

Urines, blood vials and blood smears were brought back to home station with us.

Specimens were shipped by courier to Travis AFB and from

there by commercial air to:

1.

2,-hour urines and intravenous bloods to:

Lt Colonel James Hartgering, USA (MC)

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research .
Washington, D.C.
For examination for any possible radioactivity.
2.° Urines (first morning void) to:
Health Division

Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory

Los Alamos, New Mexico

For organic chemical analysis.
3.

Blood smear slides for white blood cell differential evalu=
ation to:

Colonel Frank Townsend, USAF (HC)

Deputy Director
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Washington, D.C.
It should be mentioned that it would have been impossible to accomplish these activities in one day without the facilities (laboratory,

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