Dr. J. CG. Bugher oe aida Wadacdd -3- July 29, 1953 offered to cooperate with us in placing gummed papers aboard every naval vessel in the Pacific. At any one time there are approximately 300 such ships at sea. They are assigned to three categories: 1. 2. 3. Naval-commissioned vessels, Ships belonging to the Navy but operated by civilians. Ships under Navy charter, Included in this program would be all such ships plying between the West Coast, Hawaii and the Far East, and the traffic between the Southeast Asia and Japan. To implement the program we would send gummed papers and instructions to muaval control shipping offices at 12 ports. They will be authorized by CINCPACFLT to instruct the naval vessels to collect 2h hour samples continuously during the test program. CINCPACFLT will also arrange to place gummed paper aboard six ocean Weather vessels which are stationed at fixed positions in the Pacifice CC: Division of Military Application, AEC Washington Commander In Chief Pacific Fleet Commander Joint Task Force #7 atde