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Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Department of the Navy
POTX 23rd and & Streets, N. W.
Washington 25, D. C.

Attention:

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Gentleuen:

Confirming a telephone conversation this date with Dr. H. 5. Etter,
Research Division, enclosed is the report on the Marshall Islands
Radiation Episode, prepared by Surgeon Commander ©. P. Ellis, which
was transmitted to the Director of the Division of Biology and Medicine, ©
U. 3. Atomic Energy Commission, by Capt. Yarbrough's letter of July 26,
and forwarded to this office for consideration, As requested the subject
report has been reviewed by the Division of Biology and Medicine and this
office, recommending that the amended report be transmitted to Surgeon
Commander Ellis,

The pencilled corrections and comments have been made by

Dr. © L. Dunham, Deputy Chief, Division of Blology and Medicine.

It has also been determined that this report does not contain any classified
information, but the Director of the Dvision of Blalogy and Medicine has

recommended that the information bear the classifiesfion "Official Use Only"
so that this report will be available only to those personnel requiring the
information in connection with their official duties,
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e feel that this information would be of direetAnterest to the‘wedical
proups of the official Canadian and United Kingdom’ atomic energy projects

at Chalk River, Canada and Harwell, England,

It ferequested, therefore,

that eight copies of the corrected report be transaftted tothis office
as soon as possible for forwarding to the United. Kingdom antGanada atomic
energy groups through official channels,
Sincerely yours,

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