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JUNE J» 8, 9, 1949
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The National Military Establishment, and eight of the Atomic
Energy Commission's facilities were asked to submit proposals for biologic tests to be conducted in connection with future proof tests of
atomic weapons at Eniwetok.
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Proposals have been received from seven of
It is the purpose of this Committee to examine and eval-
uate these projects; and to prepare a protocol for the biologic tests
which will be submitted by the Director of the Division of Biology and
Medicine, to his Medical Advisory Board and to the Director of the tests,
Alvin C. Graves, JDivision Leader, Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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2e2 — Plan of the tests;
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For ease of considoration I have grouped the pronosals sub-
mitted into categorics; and have
prepared cxccerpts of the various
projects which are attached as appendixes,
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The classification of these
proposals in the order in which they should be considered is as follows:
3el ~ Animal Brocding Colony (MMH: Soe Froject 49,
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3e2 ~ Weapons Effects Study — primarily, this group of
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explosion as a weapon; and on the need for further
information concerning the nature of atomic bomb
injury; and the course and treatment of scvero
radiation injury occurring in warfare, and in
industrial accidents.
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