D m, _4 Lowy ME, eoutans.._¢paces. - a ARMY SERVICE FORCES UNCLASSIFIED 18 COPY ey MANHATTAN ENGINEER DISTRICT | INTELLIGENCE AND SecuRITY DIVISION , 404475 BERKELEY BRANCH OFFICE IN REPLY P. O. Box 559 REFER TO BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA EIDM MI-2 ) uy ye 26Novenber 1946 Subject: Paint Samples Received from Bikini To Dr. Wright Langham, P. O. Box 1663, Santa Fe, New Mexico s l. Dr. Kenneth SCOTT has forwarded this office documents per- taining to paint samples receive from Bikini. Your correspondence was dated 10 October 1946, but the documents thenselves were marked 26 September 1946, It is the belief of this office that the information contained in these reports justify a TOP SECRET classification and have been marked according ly. 2. This office now has in its possession copies 1 through 4, Series A and it is the understanding that you have retained copy 5 for your files. This officehs authenticated these documents per authority of Col. K. D. NICHOLS and the code number designated for the Berkeley Area Office is XXIV. If you would oblige us by mrking your copy No. 5, TOP SECRET; by mthority of the District Engineer, per Col. K. D. NICHOLS, XKIV-12~5a, the records of this office on this matter would be complete. We are also interested to kmow if any series other than A have been reproduced at Santa Fe and would desire confirmation of destruction of original manuscript, » sifieat ehanged ¢ For the Area Engineer: UNCLASSIFIED rer A ) Va plano. ‘ (a.t2) Ls ‘ “ 0 Ge 1-4-G Se (i‘eteun authorizing ehange fn classd.co.. wu) . % a Energy Commaiasion, Cethorityof the t. 8. Atemic GEORGE B, DANIEIS 3 -G-G>ist Lieut., Corps of Engineers Intelligence and Security Officer SS rink By QeCo wa gabe) on mains the chat, @Bignature ef pers + Moret he Ven chan Ba ee ie Levin Go ten, ke onscocl ee cs woo. dtuta eee *Y or Slenssuce ¢Gf g-.aga Taking ihe change, @ad Gacejy _ gpositon , , COLLECTION BOX Nc TR FOLDEF \ SUES ak ax

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