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2700, 29 April 1954
PRESS RELEASE
Hawetian Time and Dcte
Major General P. W. Clarkson, Grmander of Joint Task Force SEVEN
which bss bean conducting toata at the Iniwetok Proving Ground announced
today that Gl enlisted men of the Army, Navy and Air Force who were exNOC CE AR,
posed to moderate avounts of radiation during the H-bomd experiments at
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Honolulu, T. H., for medical processing prior to reassignment.
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the fact there 42 nothing apparently wrong with the man, they are being
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given complete medicel examinations prior te return to full military duty.
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: so pint wotor on March 1 have been returned to Tripler General Homital,
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Despite
Although nope of the group hae experienced
any symptome of radiation
Hiinesn, tucy dave been under close observation ever aince their exposure
2a5t month.
Tre 235 native residents of tha ialande near by the PaciZio Proving
Ground area are remaining on Kwajalein for further obeervation ontil they
can be raturned to their homes after the tests.
No parneanent harm to eny
of them is expstted a9 2 rosult of their expoagure.
The group includes threo Navy mon.
Howevsr, ners of thesemen wore
mentere of the crey of the tenker PATAPSCO which recently arrived at Feari
Revvdor after receiving a very elight amount of fellent efter one of the
teeta.
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fhe gervicenen who arrived at Tripler Hospital today and their home
acdrassca ere ae follows:
REST CePpy AVATUARLE
ARMY PFRSOBNEL
FFC
CFL
Brooklyn, N.Y. ”
Pittsburg, Pa.
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Long Beach, Node %
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